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restricter said:
I was lucky 9 years ago that everything happened so fast and so one on top of the other. I didn't have time to process it.

I'm processing now. Crying on the LIRR. Delightful.
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Could be worse, you could have that creepy pervery old guy sitting across from you from Black Swan....heard he is a real character and the director put him in the film after seeing him on the subway harassing young girls...:nuts:

hopefully you aren't crying anymore after that..
 
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There used to be a guy on the subway who walked around in a suit jacket, undershirt, dress shoes, socks and boxer shorts. No pants. He either finally got committed or died of exposure.
 
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restricter- my advice is to go home and do some research. it is quite amazing what information you can access readily. print out and highlight your relevant concerns and meet with your vet. i'm certain there are other individuals who have posted their experience with the same set of variables (older cat/cancer type)
and hug and kiss your little ones all the more....
 
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Restricter, the biopsy is certainly more invasive than anything else he's had done, but if it definitively diagnoses lymphoma AND the oncologist feels he has a good chance for remission and extended life, then the benefit outweighs the risks. Unless of course, you decide not to do chemo, in which case there's no reason to do a biopsy. So what you need to find out is the odds of success of chemo and the average life span after chemo. If the life expectancy with chemo is not much more than without, no reason to put him through anything more, just keep him happy. I know that the success rate for renal lymphoma is not as good as with other types, but with him feeling good and having normal kidney values, he might stand a better chance of remission. The oncologist should be able to give you more precise numbers and prognosis. No matter what others tell you, you need to be at peace with the decision you make, whether it's about the biopsy or about going forward with chemo. No point in doing the medically "right" thing if you lose sleep and have doubts about whether it's best for Winky. I think whatever you choose, you can know that you've gotten as much information as you can and are making as informed a decision as possible. :hugs: and ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
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ouija board said:
Restricter, the biopsy is certainly more invasive than anything else he's had done, but if it definitively diagnoses lymphoma AND the oncologist feels he has a good chance for remission and extended life, then the benefit outweighs the risks. Unless of course, you decide not to do chemo, in which case there's no reason to do a biopsy. So what you need to find out is the odds of success of chemo and the average life span after chemo. If the life expectancy with chemo is not much more than without, no reason to put him through anything more, just keep him happy. I know that the success rate for renal lymphoma is not as good as with other types, but with him feeling good and having normal kidney values, he might stand a better chance of remission. The oncologist should be able to give you more precise numbers and prognosis. No matter what others tell you, you need to be at peace with the decision you make, whether it's about the biopsy or about going forward with chemo. No point in doing the medically "right" thing if you lose sleep and have doubts about whether it's best for Winky. I think whatever you choose, you can know that you've gotten as much information as you can and are making as informed a decision as possible. :hugs: and ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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^^ THIS is exactly what I meant! Thank you OB, your generosity with your knowledge is priceless :heart:.
 
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My oncologist believes if it is lymphoma, he is so early stage and so healthy that he stands a great chance of remission. Best estimate is two maybe three more years. That was when we spoke about chemo two weeks ago. I don't think she's changed her stance.

She also seemed confident that he'd be fine with a biopsy.

But I did cancel and left a message for her to call me.

Dying cat just consumed an entire can of Fancy Feast. Off to give him cold cuts.
 
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Umm, not to dismiss the gravity of the day, but I HAD to share (where's Mindi??)

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ouija board said:
Restricter, the biopsy is certainly more invasive than anything else he's had done, but if it definitively diagnoses lymphoma AND the oncologist feels he has a good chance for remission and extended life, then the benefit outweighs the risks. Unless of course, you decide not to do chemo, in which case there's no reason to do a biopsy. So what you need to find out is the odds of success of chemo and the average life span after chemo. If the life expectancy with chemo is not much more than without, no reason to put him through anything more, just keep him happy. I know that the success rate for renal lymphoma is not as good as with other types, but with him feeling good and having normal kidney values, he might stand a better chance of remission. The oncologist should be able to give you more precise numbers and prognosis. No matter what others tell you, you need to be at peace with the decision you make, whether it's about the biopsy or about going forward with chemo. No point in doing the medically "right" thing if you lose sleep and have doubts about whether it's best for Winky. I think whatever you choose, you can know that you've gotten as much information as you can and are making as informed a decision as possible. :hugs: and ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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OB, It's so great to have you in Chat. This is perfect advice. I know you will do the right thing for your situation. (((Hugs from Me As Well)))
 
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