Re: [PyrNet-L] Lymphoma/Clondike Update

[Joy Mccarron <jemc@monmouth.com>]

David & Nancy,
   Our prayers are with you both and Clondike in the hopes that this
treatment will help.  :)   Keep your chins up!!!!!!
        Love,      Joy, Maggie and Emma (the terrorist)
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From: David P Kintsfather Jr <kintsfat@kutztown.edu>
To: pyrnet-l@pyrnet.org <pyrnet-l@pyrnet.org>
Date: Tuesday, December 08, 1998 9:36 PM
Subject: [PyrNet-L] Lymphoma/Clondike Update


>Clondike is an 11 year-old Pyr bitch who has undergone chemotherapy for
>lymphoma.  She is 6 months post-diagnosis and has been in remission for 14
>weeks post-chemo, 10 weeks post-treatment with monoclonal antibodies.
>
>Unfortunately at yesterday's visit to the oncologist her lymph nodes were
>found to be enlarged.  We have started a new cycle of chemo to try to
>re-induce remission and have re-introduced a Chinese herbal cancer support
>formula.  For many dogs this would be a minor setback, but considering
>Clondike's near fatal reaction to Adriamycin (the most effective chemo
>agent for lymphoma), we will probably not subject her to it
>again--lessening her chances for a long remission.
>
>While we knew the odds were against a long remission, we had let ourselves
>hope that all the supplementary therapies would stretch it out, so Nancy
>and I are discouraged.  Clondike, on the other hand, feels fine and
>wonders what all the fuss is about.
>
>We'll keep you posted,
>
>David
>
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