From the category archives:
Lydia has seen her oncologist for what I’m hoping will be last time. Since she finished chemo in March, we’ve been going in every month for a checkup, with an ultrasound every 3 months. I think her vet would have stretched out her checkups a bit more, but I felt more comfortable doing monthly checkups. [...]
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For those of you who have been following Lydia’s cancer, you might enjoy seeing her in action. She’s doing fabulous!
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The other day I blogged about the sleepless night Lydia and I had because she wasn’t feeling well and wrote about how things like that always remind me her cancer could come back at any time. For the most part, I didn’t think it was the cancer rearing it’s ugly head, but there’s always that [...]
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Lydia and I both finally got some sleep this morning – after our sleepless night. I had couple people email me privately after reading my last post asking, “Do you really think her cancer is back?” The answer is no, I don’t think her cancer is back. She’s been doing so well, and I really [...]
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I’m going to venture a guess and say that anyone whose dog been diagnosed with cancer is always on alert. Things that were looked at as minor issues or annoyances in the past now take on a new meaning. Like vomiting.
Before Lydia was diagnosed with cancer, whenever I heard that unmistakable retching sound in the [...]
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I just found a lump on Lydia’s chest.
I’m trying really hard not to freak out. When I say I just found it, I mean just minutes ago. I was petting her while we snuggled on the couch and then I felt something under my fingers. I immediately got knots in my stomach and rolled my [...]
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Archie and I accompanied Lydia to see her oncologist today and he had good news for us! She’s looking good and he couldn’t find a darn thing wrong with her. She was pretty excited to see him and I was pretty excited to hear him say she’s doing so well.
We celebrated (once it cooled down) [...]
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Lydia went in for her monthly visit with her oncologist today. What I was expecting to be the usual oncology routine turned out to be something much different.
No more chemo!
That’s right. No more chemotherapy for Lydia!
It’s been 9 months since Lydia had a couple of very small cancerous tumors removed. Since then she’s had chemo [...]
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