gazehund Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Kia says atta boy little bro!! :yay Continued prayers for a full and speedy recovery for sweet Cullen. Please update when you can Marcia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Snowy8 Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Yaaaaaaaaaay....this sounds great. Attached to the muscle is a good sign...I'm so excited for you & the Cullen Man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MZH Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Cullen Man is home! I was astonished when the surgeon called at 8:30 today and said he's good to go. We couldn't believe it. The incision is about 12" long and is diagonal on his side. Gee, that's gotta hurt; I'm not sure 4 tramadols and a rimadyl over the course of a day is going to be enough pain relief, but we'll see. He's got to have pheno and sodium bromide too, so maybe they'll help along with an antibiotic. He's getting around pretty good too. Strange but when he breathes deeply the place where the tumor was inflates and deflates like a balloon. I guess (I hope) that's normal. Anyone know? Marcia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neighsayer Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 I can't answer your question but wanted to say how glad I am that he is home and doing well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Snowy8 Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 Marcia, I think that's normal, they had to move the soft tissue around, so his lungs are probably poking through a little. Oh my gosh I'm so glad he's home. Mary told me it was on a muscle vs an organ...what a relief. You are still in my prayers though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LBass Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 Great news! My prayers for Cullen's recovery will continue. Quote Lucy with Greyhound Nate and OSH Tinker. With loving memories of MoMo (FTH Chyna Moon), Spirit, Miles the slinky kitty (OSH), Piper "The Perfect" (Oneco Chaplin), Winston, Yoda, Hector, and Claire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MZH Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 It seems like an eternity since I started this thread, but we finally have the pathology report so I can finally add something new. I wish it were good news, but it's not. The surgeon thought he had gotten clean margins but the oncologist said the tumor was incompletely excised. She offered us 19 rounds of radiation for 5 days a week and then chemo 5 times (doxirubicin), then 6 months of Cytoxan. Not sure why as the dogs who live 600 days with this protocol have clean margins, so we see no point in doing this. Better to have him be happy for the short time he has left than burned and sick from radiation and chemo. We will give him a good diet and supplements and hope for the best that we might actually have him for a year instead of the projected 6 to 9 months. Bummer all around but I must say that right now, he's happy as a clam! Marcia and crew in SC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booker_Aye Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 It seems like an eternity since I started this thread, but we finally have the pathology report so I can finally add something new. I wish it were good news, but it's not. The surgeon thought he had gotten clean margins but the oncologist said the tumor was incompletely excised. She offered us 19 rounds of radiation for 5 days a week and then chemo 5 times (doxirubicin), then 6 months of Cytoxan. Not sure why as the dogs who live 600 days with this protocol have clean margins, so we see no point in doing this. Better to have him be happy for the short time he has left than burned and sick from radiation and chemo. We will give him a good diet and supplements and hope for the best that we might actually have him for a year instead of the projected 6 to 9 months. Bummer all around but I must say that right now, he's happy as a clam! Marcia and crew in SC Oh, I am sorry to hear this bad report. I do think you are making a good choice for Cullen, though -- and with luck, the tumor will move more slowly than expected. How is his recovery from the surgery going? Quote Loving Kimba & Fred, missing Booker & Polly, first greyhounds, never forgotten."I am in favor of animal rights as well as human rights.That is the way of a whole human being."Abraham Lincoln Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patricia Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 Sending prayers and hugs. Quote Patti-Mommy of Lady Sophia 7-28-92 - 8-3-04... LaceyLaine 8-2-94-12-5-07... Flash Gordon 7-14-99 - 8-29-09... BrookLynne...Pavé Maria... and 18 Bridge Kids. WATCHING OVER US~SOPHIA~QUEENIE~LACEY LAINE~ CODY ANGELO~FLASH GORDON. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazehund Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 Awww crap. We are keeping Cullenman in our thoughts and prayers here. :hope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batmom Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 right now, he's happy as a clam! And that is the most important part, isn't it? Sending hugs and hopes you get to spoil him, and he you, for longer than anyone expects. Quote Star aka Starz Ovation (Ronco x Oneco Maggie*, litter #48538), Coco aka Low Key (Kiowa Mon Manny x Party Hardy, litter # 59881), and mom in IllinoisWe miss Reko Batman (Trouper Zeke x Marque Louisiana), 11/15/95-6/29/06, Rocco the thistledown whippet, 04/29/93-10/14/08, Reko Zema (Mo Kick x Reko Princess), 8/16/98-4/18/10, the most beautiful girl in the whole USA, my good egg Joseph aka Won by a Nose (Oneco Cufflink x Buy Back), 09/22/2003-03/01/2013, and our gentle sweet Gidget (Digitizer, Dodgem by Design x Sobe Mulberry), 1/29/2006-11/22/2014, gone much too soon. Never forgetting CJC's Buckshot, 1/2/07-10/25/10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MZH Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 It seems like an eternity since I started this thread, but we finally have the pathology report so I can finally add something new. I wish it were good news, but it's not. The surgeon thought he had gotten clean margins but the oncologist said the tumor was incompletely excised. She offered us 19 rounds of radiation for 5 days a week and then chemo 5 times (doxirubicin), then 6 months of Cytoxan. Not sure why as the dogs who live 600 days with this protocol have clean margins, so we see no point in doing this. Better to have him be happy for the short time he has left than burned and sick from radiation and chemo. We will give him a good diet and supplements and hope for the best that we might actually have him for a year instead of the projected 6 to 9 months. Bummer all around but I must say that right now, he's happy as a clam! Marcia and crew in SC Oh, I am sorry to hear this bad report. I do think you are making a good choice for Cullen, though -- and with luck, the tumor will move more slowly than expected. How is his recovery from the surgery going? His surgical site is almost healed. (It'll be two weeks on Wednesday.) Thanks for asking! May the tumor regrow far slower than his healing process is moving. That's a wonderful thought to keep in mind. Marcia right now, he's happy as a clam! And that is the most important part, isn't it? Sending hugs and hopes you get to spoil him, and he you, for longer than anyone expects. Yes, being happy as a clam is important and is a wonderful gift. He's such a lover; he really has spoiled us with his affection and attention! Marcia Awww crap. We are keeping Cullenman in our thoughts and prayers here. :hope Aww crap says it all. It's better than giving us false hope, I suppose. We appreciate those thoughts and prayers. Thank you. Marcia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Winterwish Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 Oh I wish it were better news Marcia. You're doing the right thing for your boy. Sending hugs to you and your darlin' Cullen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LBass Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 Oh Marcia, how I wish the news for Cullen was better. Finding the good in this is hard, but we'll rejoice that he is happy right now and pray for many, many more happy days to be shared with your sweet boy. Quote Lucy with Greyhound Nate and OSH Tinker. With loving memories of MoMo (FTH Chyna Moon), Spirit, Miles the slinky kitty (OSH), Piper "The Perfect" (Oneco Chaplin), Winston, Yoda, Hector, and Claire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MZH Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 Oh Marcia, how I wish the news for Cullen was better. Finding the good in this is hard, but we'll rejoice that he is happy right now and pray for many, many more happy days to be shared with your sweet boy. Thanks, Lucy. I can assure you that he's happier today than he was the day you came and visited us; he was somewhat under the weather back then in Sept. Go figure; I don't think he appeared to be under the weather as he adores having company. He's feeling darned good now. We also started feeding raw, as he started refusing kibble, and are giving him presumed and proven anti-cancer supplements. If it buys him time, great; if not, he's so happy it will still have been worth the changes. Rita's happy too. Raw agrees with her too. Marcia in SC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monte_gracie Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 I'm sorry you got the news you did. Hugs to you and Cullen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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