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Lexie is a couple weeks into her journey as a cancer warrior. She's been on Cytoxan oral chemo for a week (no major side effects; just a bit of an upset tummy for one day) with another week or so to go. She's also done two short-course consecutive palliative radiation treatments; three more beginning Monday.
The tumor on her leg had gotten much worse, so she's completely bandaged. She was a little vocal/whiny the first two days during her radiation treatment (they also removed tissue for the full biopsy on treatment day one), but she's doing much better now.
This morning when I let Lexie and her brother Milo out in the back yard, Milo spotted a squirrel in the corner of the yard and ran after it...and Lexie ran after Milo and the squirrel! She also attempted to dance around when we opened a new can of chicken; so good to see her like that!
*Sorry, had to run out...pics to come.
Deb and Angel Lexie* Diagnosed at age 13. Tried radiation first; wish we had amputated upon diagnosis (even with lung mets). Joined Club Tripawd April 2014 & Lexie loved life on 3 legs! Advice: Start physical therapy as soon as your vet clears it, especially hydrotherapy if available :-) See Lexie pics here.
Lexie is definitely being "more dog" - good for her.
Glad to hear she is tolerating chemo well. I hope her leg heals up a bit so she can get rid of the bandage.
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Linda and Tucker
Not having good luck with photos tonight...
Deb and Angel Lexie* Diagnosed at age 13. Tried radiation first; wish we had amputated upon diagnosis (even with lung mets). Joined Club Tripawd April 2014 & Lexie loved life on 3 legs! Advice: Start physical therapy as soon as your vet clears it, especially hydrotherapy if available :-) See Lexie pics here.
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Deb did you see this post about adding images to your forum topic? What's going on when you try?
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Hmmm... I did look at that thread, Jerry, and followed instructions, but not sure what's happening. I do social media for a living so usually I can figure my way through these things.
Wouldn't work from Pinterest or Flickr urls; tried embedding the HTML, too. Maybe a weird API issue?
Deb and Angel Lexie* Diagnosed at age 13. Tried radiation first; wish we had amputated upon diagnosis (even with lung mets). Joined Club Tripawd April 2014 & Lexie loved life on 3 legs! Advice: Start physical therapy as soon as your vet clears it, especially hydrotherapy if available :-) See Lexie pics here.