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Re: This is Coco
By: billieryder Date: July 12, 2022, 11:30 am
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Today was informative but frustrating.
For some reason I was also the recipient of the transferred
medical records and the radiologist report was neutral as to
cancer. They recommended an ultrasound to rule out secondary
cancer. Check. No other cancer. They suggested heart workup
as cardiac disease couldn't be ruled out. Check. No cardiac
disease. And of course they suggested benign or primary cancer.
No check on the last two. Internist said this was found
accidentally as there was no way the symptoms I was describing
was caused by this. Worst case she had some kind of upper
respiratory problem that he can't see any longer.
The question of benign vs cancer is still outstanding. It
simply can't be determined by X ray because they look the same.
They can't do a needle biopsy because its not close enough to
the lung wall so the air in the lungs will prevent ultrasound
guiding.
So they can do chest surgery to remove it. This is pretty
serious but Coco would be expected to come through it fine.
This is the only option if it is cancerous because chemo is not
effective. Or we can take another X ray in a month and see if
it grows. If it doesn't grow we take another in 4 months.
I don't want to put Coco through major chest surgery for no
reason. It is a slow growing type of cancer so it is reasonable
to wait to get more data points to determine if its actually
cancer. And if its not cancer then no surgery is required. And
it might not be cancer. Primary pulmonary cancer is rare.
So. We might not know anything for 6 months.
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Re: This is Coco
By: Queenie Date: July 12, 2022, 12:42 pm
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I'm sorry this is such a worry.
I agree that putting a cat through major surgery for exploratory
purposes makes little sense. Coco won't know why it all hurts,
she'll just know that it hurts.
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Re: This is Coco
By: billieryder Date: August 12, 2022, 3:50 pm
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We took new xrays. They got sent to the specialist and the
report back is no growth. We wait 3 months and get more xrays.
At this point, I'm fairly confident this is an expensive nodule
of no importance. My regular vet says that pulmonary cancer
usually shows up above the heart and this little thing is
nestled up behind the heart.
Back to waiting but with little impending dread at this point.
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Re: This is Coco
By: animaniactoo Date: August 12, 2022, 3:56 pm
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Excellent, very hopeful news! Glad to hear it!!
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Re: This is Coco
By: Aardtacha Date: August 12, 2022, 4:26 pm
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I do hope that's the case. Mojo for Coco and you!
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Re: This is Coco
By: nsw11 Date: August 13, 2022, 9:48 am
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Mojo for Coco! The news sounds promising.
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Re: This is Coco
By: billieryder Date: October 23, 2022, 9:56 pm
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We went with Coco to the vet on Saturday for an emergency visit.
She could barely walk. They took xrays and said a small shadow
could be seen along her bone - maybe cancer? They sent us home
with painkillers and a whole bunch of worry.
Today she was walking better with an obvious hitch in her gait.
And then she fell of the bed and got herself wedged between the
bed and the attached night stand. I pulled her out and once
again everything was worse with her leg. I found out from Mr.
Ryder that she has supposedly fell off the nightstand multiple
times although this the first I've heard of it and seen it
happen.
We left for the afternoon and when we came back she was looking
good with a slight off gait. Surprising... But I'll take it. I
rearranged the bedroom and the attached nightstand is unattached
and gone.
We are still worried sick about that shadow.
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Re: This is Coco
By: kkt Date: October 23, 2022, 11:23 pm
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Mojo to Coco!
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Re: This is Coco
By: Thetis099 Date: October 24, 2022, 7:26 am
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More mojo for Coco, and for you too.
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Re: This is Coco
By: billieryder Date: October 24, 2022, 2:28 pm
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Dear vet,
I understand that we are monitoring for possible pulmonary
cancer but please don't use the words "possible cancer spread"
when describing the options for the shadow on the xray. Please
leave us in ignorant bliss so that we are simply unpleasantly
surprised when the cancer spread is diagnosed. Being pleasantly
surprised that its bone trauma and not cancer does NOT make up
for the 48 hours of worry!!!!!!!
Regards, Coco's relieved parents
And now knowing what I know now about Coco getting wedged
between the nightstand and the bed on Sunday.... Trauma from a
fall makes perfect sense. We have no idea where Coco fell from
on Saturday but the bed is not out of the question apparently.
We have to pick up more painkillers today since she had further
injury. If it hasn't cleared up in a month we have to go back.
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