So Ajax had his MCT removed on Monday.  Due to it's location (on his rump!) the giant incision looks scarily similar to the amputation scar from 1 year ago.  Accordingly, I expected his behavior to be similar.  Not so much.  He's a maniac.  Seriously.  Tearing through the streets of NYC and with a giant incision on one side and a missing .  If this is his post-surgery self, I guess losing the leg did slow him down for a few weeks, though we didn't notice because we feared it would be so much worse.  ((Don't worry Tracy, we are slowing him down!)

Anyway, the surgeons were very happy with the operationa and his incision is healing nicely.  Their goal was a 3cm margin on all sides and they got >3cm laterally and 2.5-3cm deep (due to the location).  The mitotic index is very low, 1 in 10, which is great.  They have staged it at Stage II (it doesn't sound like they are really ever willing to call an MCT stage I).

The special staining is not back yet, which will contain the c-kit information (Rio's mom mentioned, I think) and some other info.

Fingers crossed! 

Thanks for all your posts  .... not pleased to be back here again but happy to be among friends.

Kathleen