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Lucky's Mass Was A Fibrohistiocytic Nodule-Update 46


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I am so happy to hear this news. I was thinking last night that I really wanted for you to get the same call I got last year after Aquitaine had her spleen removed. A year later I am so very grateful that we got this past year. I may still be paying for the surgery but she is so very worth it. Lucky is truly lucky!!! So happy for you.

What was her mass?

 

Blood clot. Imagine my horror as they were telling me I wanted there to be a softball sized blood clot inside my dog (pre-surgery). The other "good" option was a fatty tumor, that one, at least I understood.

 

The morning the surgeon called to say "Benign" I was so happy I burst into tears and proposed to the poor man. Then I hung up and bawled my eyes out.

 

It did note in her very detailed file that I should watch for PLN in her future which is why I was really watching her blood test this summer. We picked it up before any symptoms so were able to start treatment pretty early. I actually switched her over to a kidney diet and some of the suggested supplements immediately after the surgery figuring that it couldn't hurt.

 

Kisses to Lucky!

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I am so happy to hear this news. I was thinking last night that I really wanted for you to get the same call I got last year after Aquitaine had her spleen removed. A year later I am so very grateful that we got this past year. I may still be paying for the surgery but she is so very worth it. Lucky is truly lucky!!! So happy for you.

What was her mass?

 

Blood clot. Imagine my horror as they were telling me I wanted there to be a softball sized blood clot inside my dog (pre-surgery). The other "good" option was a fatty tumor, that one, at least I understood.

 

The morning the surgeon called to say "Benign" I was so happy I burst into tears and proposed to the poor man. Then I hung up and bawled my eyes out.

 

It did note in her very detailed file that I should watch for PLN in her future which is why I was really watching her blood test this summer. We picked it up before any symptoms so were able to start treatment pretty early. I actually switched her over to a kidney diet and some of the suggested supplements immediately after the surgery figuring that it couldn't hurt.

 

Kisses to Lucky!

:grouphug. I know that horror feeling.

 

I went into for Lucky's annual last Tuesday and mentioned he was marking in the house. Vet said male dogs don't usually get UTI's so she said to do a urinary track ultra sound. 2 days (Thurs) later we did that and the vet saw a mass on his spleen. I started bawling right then. The vet started telling me stats but I knew it wasn't going to be good. The following day his looked bloated and his gums were white. I called the vet and he said to get him in ASAP. I rushed him there and he used a syringe on his belly and it was all blood. I started bawling again. He said he needed surgery right away. He called the e-vet, got the est 3500-4700 and told me to get him there. I had to quickly decide if I should do surgery knowing he might not make it and if he did, he might only live a few weeks. I asked for a chest xray. While I waited, I decided to let Lucky go. The odds were not in his favor. When the vet came back with the chest xray, he said they were clear. I was still crying so bawled even harder. I had been ready to let him go that minute so now I had to rush him to the evet. Everything after that is a blur. Couple of my friends and my mom came and sat at the evet with me while we waited for surgery. I got there at 5:15 and he was in surgery by 7:15 and done by 8. I was sitting with him in ICU recovery by 9pm.

I have honestly cried more in the last week than the last year. I should be all dried up :lol

 

Oh and I'm totally in love with the surgeon. I just talked to him and asked him if he was married. :rofl He's NOT.

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:yay :yay :yay

 

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She wants his phone number. :beatheart:lol

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Oh and I'm totally in love with the surgeon. I just talked to him and asked him if he was married. :rofl He's NOT.

Damn. All of the hot specialist doctors we see out here are already married. <_< I say go for it! ;)

 

Did you get blood work results yet?

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What a fantastic bit of news!! I am so glad that everything is working out!

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Oh and I'm totally in love with the surgeon. I just talked to him and asked him if he was married. :rofl He's NOT.

Damn. All of the hot specialist doctors we see out here are already married. <_< I say go for it! ;)

 

Did you get blood work results yet?

Yep and bilirubin is going down. It's 1.6 so still high but he is not worried.

 

I can go to my reg vet to remove staples on Tuesday but of course I'm going to hot vet and pay triple :lol

 

I found him on FB

 

When I got off the phone with the vet, I asked my co-worker if I was obvious. She said just a little :lol

 

I don't care. I'm so happy, I would dance around the office if my ankle would allow.

 

Kari, lay off the specialist doctors, please. We don't want them to be distracted by you! :bgeorge

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Wonderful news!

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:yay :yay :yay

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Don't flirt so much with the hot doc that he misses any staples. A couple were missed and Aquitaine had to go back. She did not like those staples!!!

I highly doubt he will be taking out the staples but yeah I will watch the tech and make sure none are missed. Some of them are pretty buried already :(

 

I've had Lucky 4 years and he's NEVER gotten on the couch. Last night while watching SNL xmas special, I patted the couch and he hopped up and snuggled next to me. I was shocked.

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Odd that your vet said boys don't usually get UTIs...my experience has been the opposite-my girls get them much less frequently than my boys.

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He got the 25 staples out today. It healed fantastically. He needs another liver check in a few weeks but otherwise, he does not need to go back :yay

 

He's eating great. I'm feeding him raw and he's loving it.

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Passion 10/16/02-5/25/17

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:yay SOOOO glad to hear he's doing so well! :yay :yay

 

did you get to see Hot Doc? :D

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He got the 25 staples out today. It healed fantastically. He needs another liver check in a few weeks but otherwise, he does not need to go back :yay

 

He's eating great. I'm feeding him raw and he's loving it.

That's fantastic!

 

:yay SOOOO glad to hear he's doing so well! :yay :yay

 

did you get to see Hot Doc? :D

Yes, inquiring minds want to know! ;):P

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