UPDATE ON MY CHANCE..............FINALLY RECEIVED THE CALL FROM THE ONCOLOGIST TODAY.THEY ARE SAYING IT IS HISTIOCYTIC SARCOMA.........DARN,,,,,2 CANCERS ONE IS BAD ENOUGH, I QUESTIONED HER,,,ARE YOU SURE, SINCE WE HAVE TO TREAT THIS WITH ORAL CHEMO, AND THAT WILL DISQUALIFY HER FROM THE TRIAL,,,THEY ARE NOT 100% SURE, GUESS I NEED TO HEAR 100% SURE,,,,,SO I AM MEETING WITH HER, THE HEAD OF THE CLINICAL TRIAL AND ONE OF THE PATHOLOGISTS THIS FRIDAY, THEY WILL DO ANOTHER ULTRA SOUND TO SEE IF THE TUMOR HAS GROWN, THE END RESULT 40% OF THE DOGS RESPOND VERY WELL TO THE ORAL CHEMO, LIFE EXPECT. 8 MONTHS.....OH I HATE THAT,,,MAKES ME SOOO SAD.BUT GOING TO HIT THIS HEAD ON LIKE WE DID WITH THE OSTEOSARCOMA, CHANCE IS A REMARKABLE DOG, AND SHE HAS SUCH A JEST FOR LIFE THAT I BELIEVE SHE CAN BE ONE OF THE 40%, FEEL LIKE IM ON THIS ROLLER COASTER WITH MY ROTTIES LIFE HANGING IN LIMBO,,,,DOING ALL I CAN, BUT HAVE SUCH A HEAVY HEART, TRYING TO FIND THE STRENGHT TO GO THRU THIS FIGHT WITH HER...SOMEDAYS I LOOK AT HER AND SHE LOOKS SOO TIRED, AM I DOING THE RIGHT THING???I WILL PRAY ON IT, TOLD YOU GUYS I WOULD GIVE YOU AN UPDATE WISH IT WAS MORE UPLIFTING, BUT IT IS WHAT IT IS,,,

Sitting out in the parking lot of the U of I picking up chance @ 2:30 trying to get over being upset ultrasound shows mass has grown and now is effecting her other kidney as well little bumps on her neck where biopsied probably the sarcoma looks like this cancer is spreading like wildfire thru my girls body gave them the go ahead to start the oral chemo see how she does. trying to stay positive but my heart is in a million pieces will ask the dr if this is causing her pain looks like she was winning her fight against the osteosarcoma but we will hope and pray she has enough strength to win this one from this day forward I will put my chancey first what she wants not what I want I do know she would want to give the oral chemo a try she's a tough rottie I am her biggest cheerleader! As long as her quality of like is still good I will go to the ends of the earth to help her she has been there for me it's time to help her if we are able to win this fight she will continue to get the Zometa infusion, I just have to pay for it. Please say a prayer for my chance.........

thanks for all the encouragement.............do not know what i would do without this site......some people just dont understand......."she's just a dog attitude" we are at home now.....feeling alittle better, dr. told me she feels we caught this in the early stages, where she is guarded with her optimisim, it made me feel alittle hopeful,,,thanks again!

HAD TO TELL YOU..........PAST COUPLE OF DAYS HAVE BEEN ROUGH ON CHANCE SHE LOST HER APPETITE I MANAGE TO GET EGG YOLKS{HARDBOILED} AND CHEESE AND CRACKERS AND OF COURSE VANILLA ICECREAM CONES......DR. TOLD ME TO KEEP AN EYE ON THOSE 3 GROWTHS ON THE NAPE OF HER NECK, AND IS THEY GET BIGGER DO NOT GIVE HER THE SECOND ROUND OF CHEMO***************THEY ARE GONE!!!!!! GONE I SAY!!!! HAD MY HUSBAND CHECK TO MAKE SURE....THEY ARE GONE,,,POOF DISAPPEARED, DOES THIS MEAN MY CHANCE MAY HAVE A THIRD CHANCE? SINCE THE GROWTHS ON HER NECK ARE GONE WHATS GOING ON WITH THE GROWTHS ON HER KIDNEYS LIVER AND SO ON....I DO NOT WANT TO GET OVERLY EXCITED, IM AFRAID TO, BUT THE JOY IN MY HEART WHEN I REALIZED THEY ARE GONE!!! THE CHEMO MUST BE WORKING RIGHT?  CAN TELL YOU I GOT DOWN ON MY KNEES AND THANKED GOD.....I HAVE BEEN PRAYING SO HARD, CRYING, PRAYING..............JUST WANTED TO TELL YOU THE GUARDED GOOD NEWS