Posts Tagged ‘chemotherapy’
TL;DR A £7000 policy isn’t enough to cover a single chemo protocol for lymphoma, especially given the likely costs that will have stacked up before getting to a diagnosis. My insurer, ManyPets, have been prompt in paying smaller claims, but much slower on the bigger ones. But there’s been no quibbling or hassle, and I’ve […]
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Tags: cancer, chemo, chemotherapy, claim, insurance, lymphoma, ManyPets, Milo, protocol
It’s Milo’s 2nd birthday today, which is a landmark I feared he’d not reach four months ago. Since his last setback things have been ticking along very much to plan: The only cloud on the horizon is that his scan at NDSR didn’t show full remission, which the oncologist would normally hope for at that […]
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Tags: protocol, cancer, Milo, lymphoma, chemo, chemotherapy, blood test, white cell count, neutrophils
This wasn’t as much of an unwelcome surprise as the last time. We knew that the Cyclophosphamide hit him hard last time around, and despite a reduced dose, and some weight gain, it seems to have had a similar impact this time. A low white cell count (and low neutrophils) meant it wasn’t safe to […]
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Tags: blood test, cancer, chemo, chemotherapy, lymphoma, Milo, neutrophils, protocol, white cell count
Milo was supposed to have his third dose of chemo today, an injection of Vincristine, but that didn’t happen, as his white cell count was too low. It was a bit low when he went for his Cyclophosphamide tablets last week, but the specialist gave the green light to proceed. This time around it was […]
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Tags: blood test, cancer, chemo, chemotherapy, lymphoma, Milo, protocol, white cell count
TL;DR Milo was only 18 months old when we noticed the lump on his neck, and it took some weeks to reach a diagnosis, but it seems that he has cancer (bad), specifically lymphoma (very bad), more specifically lymphoma with Mott cell differentiation (aka Mott cell lymphoma [MCL], which is maybe less awful than other […]
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Tags: cancer, chemo, chemotherapy, dachshund, diagnosis, lymphoma, Milo, Miniature Dachshund, Mott cell, oncology, vet
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