Ted is seeing Dr. Winters and his surgeon was Dr. Bilbery. It really is a great facility and they are very thorough and attentive. He's seeing internal med doc. They said his case was rare and rather than going through his nose, they cut into the soft palate, but couldn't get the mass out; so then had to cut the hard too. Surgeon thought it would be better to go this route than to go through top of nose where all the sensitive nasal receptors are. Now the worry is what caused it to begin with and to prevent it from happening again. He was fine, then choked, then two days later all this started, and three vet visits later, and two ER visits we wound up at specialty group for CT and Rhinoscopy and they discovered a large mass at back of nose, but after all biopsy and fungal tests it is not diseased. There's a chance the infammation was caused by the choking, and that's what makes me reluctant to put him on steroids. SO CONFUSED. Thanks for caring. I appreciate your knowledge. xo |