Re: [PyrNet-L] CHAT, HEALTH: Lymphoma/Clondike has a setback

[Joy Mccarron <jemc@monmouth.com>]

Dear David & Nancy & Clondike,
Just have to go one day at a time.  So far so good it seems!!!!!!
Maggie and I are still pulling for ya!!!    Joy & Maggie---WOOF!
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From: David P Kintsfather Jr <kintsfat@kutztown.edu>
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Date: Wednesday, February 10, 1999 4:50 PM
Subject: [PyrNet-L] CHAT, HEALTH: Lymphoma/Clondike has a setback


>Clondike is an 11 year-old Pyr with lymphoma who has been undergoing
>chemotherapy since last May.
>
>She recently achieved a complete remission after one treatment of a new
>protocol just developed by Ohio State.  She tolerated the first set of
>chemicals with only a little lethargy one day.
>
>Unfortunately the 2nd treatment in the protocol (there are only 2
>treatments to a cycle, 5-8 cycles in all) caused severe vomiting
>followed by some diarrhea.  We hospitalized her on Monday for fluids and
>IV anti-nausea drugs.
>
>The good news is that the lymph nodes that were normal last week are not
>even detectable this week, so we have done a real number on the cancer.
>The drug that caused the problem is melphalen, a nitrogen mustard.  The
>dose was huge, so there is plenty of room to reduce it--or maybe we can
>even try eliminating it (ha, wishful thinking).
>
>Last night Clondike had eaten a little cream of rice and babyfood and her
>poop had advanced to pudding consistency (it doesn't take much to please
>us these days) so the vet let her come home.  She took medicine, but
>refused food and Nancy was convinced she would just lie there and starve.
>
>Today she reluctantly ate a fair helping of hamburger and gruel, but spit
>out her pills (it's always something).  I think by tonight we'll have her
>back on schedule, although it will take some time for her system to return
>to normal.
>
>I'll try to post an update after we see the oncologist (probably next
>week) and decide how to proceed from here.
>
>David
>
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