5b0e8 - 9mo
Asked nostr:nprofile1qyt8wumn8ghj7ct5d3shxtnwdaehgu3wd3skueqpp3mhxue69uhkyunz9e5k7qpqkumadawgefxjt2c293whsan5sfmdg5tylm0uk39enc6uxxfy5m4sdln07f 's neurologist for a copy of her MRI. It's crazy how bad the tumor looks. This is a horizontal slice through the top of her head. You can just see where her eyes are about to come into view at the top of the pic. https://i.nostr.build/CSUBOCo0DGJMgQTx.png The tumor is pretty obvious. It's the half golf ball. The neurologist was also concerned that the meninges surrounding her brain on that whole side were also lighting up (white outline on the tumor side but not the other), either due to inflammation or possibly additional tumor spread. This second view she's lying upside down facing us, we're moving in through her face in vertical slices. The tear drop features at the top are teeth. https://i.nostr.build/l6ztM8rGuejp3y8o.png The golf ball is pushing her brain back and to the side. The good news is that the prednisone calmed down the meninges so the main mass looks to be the only thing we need to worry about. We start radiation therapy tomorrow to try to kill off most of the tumor and hopefully shrink it a bit. #dogstr #cancer #tumor #mri
Thanks man, we appreciate it! And I'm really glad you got a chance to meet her whenever that was, two years ago? https://i.nostr.build/Kjcwo9g4ltGcQGCL.jpg Thought I'd have another ~6yrs with her. Then out of nowhere it looked like I might've lost her forever without even knowing anything was wrong. But the steroids worked wonders to temporarily ease the pressure on her brain. Getting her back, however long or brief this reprieve is, is an incredible gift. If the radiation therapy is successful, the hope is that it buys her another 18-24mo before the tumor takes over. If we did nothing, she'd only have 2-4mo. Grateful for pet insurance and bitcoin; they made it possible for me to say yes to MRIs and radiation therapy where other families would have had to say goodbye. Lining up some awesome bucket list experiences for her. Going swimming in the doggy pool today!
