we tried

We didn't get good news today. Dave is out of remission. His lymph nodes felt concerning during his physical, and the aspiration showed that the cancer is back. They only did a chest x-ray, and that showed an abnormality as well. The vet said it could be either pneumonia or cancer, and we're treating with antibiotics. She couldn't say for sure, but said that with the breathing episodes starting in August, she would think that the cancer would have spread much more quickly. So we're hoping that the antibiotics work, and Dave will have some relief.

We have the option of doing a rescue protocol, which is 4-6 months of chemo, followed by every other week chemo, but at this point, we're not doing that. We talked about it months ago, and don't think that will change. We'll probably just treat with prednisone, which will delay the inevitable and provide some symptommatic relief. We're going to give it a couple days, and then finalize our decision.

I'm grateful for the last eight months. I'm sad and angry that we didn't even get the initial nine months that were estimated at diagnosis. Dave's still himself, for now, and I'm grateful for that. I don't know how long we'll have with him, but we're going to enjoy every minute.

I don't know how much I'll be updating, or when, but I'm making no promises. Thanks for the support...