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Originally Posted by kelsiew04  My baby has had a tumor on her leg for quite some time. She is scheduled for surgery today.I had to drop her off at 7a.m and cant pick her up until 6 p.m ! I am a nervous wreck!!!
They are doing surgery to remove the tumor. The vet said that there may not be enough skin on the leg,so they might have to do a skin graft! Im so sad,im just sobbing away.boo hoo  |
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***Okay so I have been updating everyone in posts throughout this thread. This may be my last post on this so I thought I would update everyone as of today December 15. Last week we did a biopsy on the tumor,she was scheduled for surgery this morning,so we went in. The vet didnt feel comfortable with doing the surgery because she hadnt recieved the results at that time. She called me around lunch and let me know that is was a mast cell tumor
if you do not know what that is look it up. This whole time we have not taken proper action because we all believed it was just a fatty tumor. Well it wasnt. They then gave me 2 options.
Option 1-Send her to Auburn(I live in Cullman and its like 3 hours from me),have them remove the tumor(with removal it is 50% likely to come back),then give her radiation,and chemo.The cost for all that would run $7,000 to $10,000. Let me remind you,I am 18 years old with a full time job,a full time business,a car payment and an insurance,making $7.50 an hour.
Option 2- Amputate her leg. With NO chances of it coming back.
Today we did a biopsy of her lymph node to make sure it has not spread.(If it has....I guess i'll worry about that when the time comes,because right now I cant think straight.)
Right now the option I am going with is option #2. I DO NOT like it AT ALL.But I and the vet felt that it was the best option.
I am TORN!!!
Zoey was my 1st baby,and I just.....I cant talk about it anymore.Please give me some feedback,and let me know if I am making the right decision....