I naively thought I was buying time with the Prednisone, and so I was shocked to see her get thin almost right away. On Saturday, I took her to retirement day with me, because I didn't have a dog door yet, and she cannot go more than an hour and a half or so without needing to go out (from the pred). She looked okay at retirement day (10 days from diagnosis, and 5 days after starting prednisone), not chipper, but her weight looked okay.
I can't believe I've managed to stay quiet on this so long. The truth is, it's an emotional issue for me, and one I feel very strongly about. So be warned, ranting and profanity follows. Read on at your own risk. : )
Today, the California Supreme Court is hearing arguments on whether or not Prop 8 constitutes a revision to the state constitution, which is not allowed in a general vote as happened in November. (Amendments can be added in that method, but revisions cannot.) There are several issues and concerns at hand here.
I love the weekends when I get a lot of cooking done. It's just so fun trying new recipes, recreating old favorites, and having the time to be able to do so.
On Sunday, my sister left for Seattle early in the morning, so I had some free time to spend on working on the 1861 corset. (I had blogged about this in November.) I am using duck canvas in a natural color, although it looks white in this pictures. The style is quite different than the 16th century corsets; those were intended to give the upper body a conical shape, with a smaller waist, although the corset was not intended to make the waist smaller.
On Friday, I called the vet with my decision about Sydney Sue. We are not doing chemo, for a variety of reasons. I will instead treat her with Prednisone, a steroid that will keep the lymphoma and it's symptoms at bay temporarily, anywhere from 2 - 6 months. When she starts showing symptoms again, that will be the beginning of the end. From what I have researched, there is about 30 days for the cancer to take over with no medication. Right now, she is doing a lot of snuffling and reverse sneezing; given that, plus the nose bleed she had last week, I suspect the cancer is very much in t
