Hi Michelle,
It's been about a month since Spencer went missing and a little more
than that since he first crashed. He continues to do relatively well on
the dex shots. He's weak, and still losing weight, but he's still
determined to stick around. I couldn't believe it when Tue morning I
looked out into my back yard and caught him leaping down from the 5'
cement wall bordering my neighbor's yard. It's amazing that he's still
going on adventures and still able to leap tall walls in a single
bound. The decision to not confine him is definitely the right one for
him, but oh so worrying for the rest of my guys. Please say a prayer
that no one else will suffer because of it.
I've taken your's and Leslie's advice and am keeping Spence on the dex
shots. I guess that's what's given him this new lease on life. I don't
know how long this will last. We're taking it one day at a time and
doing our best to make the most out of every moment we spend together.
Thanks,
Nina
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Nina, just my opinion but I would not cut back on the dex amounts. I
do not think that Spencer has a long time. There are always miracles,
but large cell lymphoma on only steroids does not usually go that
long-- six months I have heard of on the dex/depo combo shots, but
that is really an outside bet. How long has it been now since he got
sick?
It could be providence, but I think it is the dex that is helping, and
the extra dex that made him do better. How much did you up it by? I
really would not cut back that much. He might crash. I cut back some
on pred with my Josephine when she had lymphoma (no chemo) and she
really crashed.
Maybe you could give him the extra every other day and the .4 every
other day. Is that what you were saying you are doing?
More prayers,
Michelle
