Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Tests, Tests, and More Tests...

This week has been full of testing for Chloe & we have more testing lined up for Friday.
Waiting for x-rays
Tuesday we went to the vet to have the lymph nodes closest to the site of the tumor aspirated.  Poor thing has now added two more shaved patches to the two she already has.  She's looking a little rough but I don't know how they can cut her at the groomers without making the patches even more noticeable.  She also had her x-ray of her chest completed on Tuesday.  I received those results immediately and Dr. Lakey called me today with the results from her lymph nodes.....

As of today, the cancer hasn't spread to her lymph nodes, heart, or lungs!! While that's a huge relief, we're still not out of the woods.  We go on Friday for her abdomen ultrasound and I'll know those results later in the day Friday.  In these next few days Dr. Lakey will be consulting with the oncologist and figuring out what our next steps are so that we can make sure the cancer doesn't spread.
Chloe & I have been through a lot together & we'll continue to fight through a lot more! 
"Sometimes we truly begin to find ourselves when we are so broken & weak... and in that moment a spark ignites & we dig down & find the strength to stand strong & fight on."