Hi everyone!
Tyson went in for chest x-rays yesterday, a day before the 7 month anniversary of his diagnosis….and he is CLEAR. No signs of that damn cancer spreading anywhere!! I am absolutely elated. I honestly thought that we were going to get different results. I don’t know why. I guess I was just preparing for the worst.
We decided to get the x-rays done because I listened to what everyone said on this site, that mets doesn’t mean it’s a death sentence. There is still more that can be done. I brought up K9 Immunity with the oncologist, and she said it wouldn’t hurt to try…so I’m glad about that! Unfortunately, I know that eventually this ridiculous cancer will make its way to my baby’s lungs….and when it does, we will be prepared to fight it off!!
The cause for concern (to me, of course…the oncologist wasn’t too worried) is that Tyson seems to be slipping quite a bit in his hind feet. I notice that he is walking a little bit different, one leg at a time, because there is something going on with those nerves. The oncologist pressed down on his spine, and he was in no pain when she did that, so she’s not very concerned with it. Of course, my big concern is that he is going to slip at some point. Unfortunately, my house (my parent’s house) has wood floor and tile (except for the upstairs). If it were up to me, I’d carpet the whole thing! A very good friend of ours, Lori (from Lori and Lily) is going to send us some anti-slip socks!! I’m hoping that those will help, and also that Mr. T will tolerate them!
I am just so overjoyed that he is still cancer free, and I feel like we can breathe easy for a little while longer. It’s such a relief after dreading those x-ray days.
Well, I’m sitting here on Tyson’s bed, typing away loudly while he tries to sleep. I think he’s irritated….soooo signing off!!
Anna and Tyson
OH ANNA AND TYSON! THIS IS GREAT NEWS!!! HUGE!!! This just makes my day….my week…heck, it just makes me grin ear to ear non stop!!!
Yeah, fear os slipping is always a concern. I guess you do have non-slip.scatter rugs over.the paths where he walks onhardwoods…but another thing to try is Pawz Booties. You can search the site here. I know people like them because they stay on and they’re rubber so don’t slip.
Continue to stay in the moment…no one knows the future and Tyson sure isn’t thinking about it anyway!!! Tyson is doing just fine…and will continue to do so without a doubt!! He has some very special Guardian Angels watching over him ya’ know!!! BIG Guardian Angels!
Thanks for this stupendous update!! Well done Tyson, well done!!!
Sending lots of love.and.hugs…and a scoop of ice cream…make that two scoops…one for each of you!
Sally and Happy Hannah and Merry Myrtle too!
WOOOHOOO! That is really, really cool, you made my day, thanks for the update. This is a big victory!
I know about the slippery floors thing. My parents have wood floors as well but I just laid down the law and said if they wanted us there they had to have runners. I went out and bought one where they needed it, and they saw how much easier it was for our Wyatt and were like “Oh, OK we get it now.” Sooooo…maybe a little demo might work? Booties are fine but they are kinda a PITA to use all the time. The ones Sally mentioned are here:
http://gear.tripawds.com/?s=Pawz