Yeah, I guess Dr. Clifford is a bit frustrated about not being able to give you an answer right away. And the calls may be a bit more than he is used to, especially considering how hectic it gets there, but it's certainly understandable why you would need to make those phone calls. As for Emily, she has mammary gland cancer. She had two surgeries and she is getting chemo now. She is not FELV positive nor are any of my other cats. I'm here because of Phaewryn. When she found out about Emily's cancer she posted here to see if anyone had any experience with that kind of cancer. I have been quietly lurking, more or less, ever since. Renee In a message dated 1/19/2007 6:49:55 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Well, there are two possibilities as to why he is more patient with you: 1) you are less annoying than I am (extremely possible), or 2) Emily actually has cancer and he doesn't think Lucy does (though I am wondering if the pred she has been on is masking it, as no other diagnosis fully makes sense)-- he has been having to field a lot of questions not necessarily related to cancer because they don't know what is wrong with her and I happened to make an aptmt with him b/c the ER vet said lymphoma. I can't call the internist because he is still my listed doctor and I have not even met the internist-- she looked at Lucy in back-- and now the internist is on vacation and there is a new one who has not even seen her. So Dr. Clifford is it, and I am annoying him with questions that may be out of his field, and which are certainly not what is used to dealing with. And, I saw him yesterday, called twice after I got home, and called twice this morning. so maybe that seems excessive. But things kept changing and I had questions. Plus he kept giving us timelines that would then change, so I was questioning him on this as well (he said she needed to be seen on Sat but the receptionist called and said she didn't so I wanted to talk to him about that). etc. What is Emily's story? Is she FeLV+? what is she being treated for and what is she getting? how is she doing? If you have posted this already, I apologize. I have not been able to keep up with all threads lately. Michelle In a message dated 1/19/2007 6:36:18 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Michelle, Dr. Clifford is my Emily's oncologist. I'm sorry that you are having a bad experience with him. Can you call the Internist rather than Dr. Clifford with your questions? Hopefully Lucy's fever will stop spiking and they will have some concrete answers for you tomorrow morning. Renee
