So I have been sick. Sick, I say, SICK! There has been a virus going around work and I got it. The symptoms have been vomiting OR diarrhea. I got both! Let me say that again - BOTH! Everybody else has only had 1 day of sickness. Me? Two! And to top it off, my "friend" came to visit. So now I have stuff coming out of every orifice. Where is the justice I ask you? Let me tell you that I have not enjoyed this little bout of incapacitation.
So because of my illness and the fact that I could not gauge how long I could stay away from a toilet, Parental Unit #2 took Yen to the vet today. My Yen is 13 this year and has had quit a struggle over the past few years. Well today, we found out that Yen has a malignant tumor. The doctor is very confident that he will be able to remove the tumor quickly. There are just a couple of problems I have with the whole operation. Yen is old and she has neurological problems due to a sickness a couple of years ago. I was told then not to expose her to anything that is unnecessary. So she hasn't been vaccinated since 2005, hasn't been outside since 2005, has been eating the same food since 2005 etc. Now I have to decide if she should have this surgery to remove the tumor. If this tumor wasn't capable of spreading, I would say it was a no-brainer. However, this type of tumor has a tendency to spread and because of it's location, it could spread deep into her muscles and her spine. The other problem is that if I have this tumor removed there is no guarantee that it will not come back. Dr. Waite said that if it does come back, Yen would have approximately 2 years left. So the fast moving, spreading cancer could kill her no matter what route I take.
Should I go against my better judgement and do the surgery? Parental Unit #2 says yes, Parental Unit #1 says no. Both for the same reasons. If Dr. Waite gets all the cancer and it doesn't come back, then the tumor wouldn't kill her but I could loose her to the anesthesia. If Yen makes it through the surgery but it comes back, I'll only have a couple of years left with her. Barring some accident, I know that Yen is going to die before me but I'm not sure that I want to have a countdown. I have already done that once with Doc and I don't know if I have it in me to make "the decision" again.
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oh sweetie, I'm so sorry. I don't know if I caught it virtually, but I've had the same GI problems, now into my 4th day. I told DH I'm on the starve-and-purge diet plan as I am now down 8 lbs. he will not let me touch his or Speck's food or dishes.
regarding Yen...did you want opinions? If so let me know and I will give you one. Otherwise, love, I offer tea and sympathy.
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