9 weeks (63 days) has passed since Pompom started his chemotherapy to treat his lymphoma. His lymph nodes were as big as three golf balls and where very hard. After the second chemo, his lymph nodes started to soften, heated up and shrink. Currently his lymph nodes are at the normal size and I cannot tell where they are.
I do not know how long we can keep his lymphoma under control but I am very happy to have him around for nine weeks. There was an option of putting Pompom to sleep nine weeks ago. I just hope he continue to fight his cancer and stay with us as long as possible.
Thank you for all your support. He is here and still fighting. Go Pompom!
Pompom completed his last weekly chemotherapy today. According to the doctor, Pompom's lymph nodes are normal and his blood work is fine. Now we are starting his biweekly chemo. Next appointment is on January 29.
He has survived the critical stage of his treatment. Thank you all for your support. He is with us.
Pompom is about 14.0lbs ... That is about the weight at the begging of 2017. He went as high as 15.6lbs. That was caused by the steroids he wa staking before the chemotherapy. He will have one more weekly chemo tomorrow.
I saw hundreds of birds heading south today. Pompom is doing as well as we expected. He still gags and chokes but other than that he is fine. I think he has been spoiled so much by me that he barks when I am not around. That is not good.
When I saw this commercial for the first time, I thought it was a joke. But now I heard it became one of the best selling products. Power of marketing or necessity?
Rain has stopped just in time for our morning walk. After once around the baseball field at the part, Pompom did not want to go any more. After the walk, he went to his bed in the office and sleeping. He might be tired today. Tiny also waled one around the baseball field at the park. He is also sleeping in his bed in my room. They make me sleepy as well.
Pompom's next treatment is next Monday at 10:30am ... That is kind of late morning compared to the other times. That will be his last weekly treatment.
I had two this morning in my car after the morning walk.
Tiny is 15 and half and Pompom is 15 fighting Lymphoma.
They are getting older ... Sometime I think about how they played together.
They are very close.
I was watching some of the old videos of Pompom. Compare to those days, Pompom is much slower but he is very active for his age. If someone is looking at him today, nobody can guess he is fighting lymphoma. I am so happy to have him healthy for now.
Day 56 ... That means it has been 8 weeks since Pompom started his chemotherapy. He still coughs and gags sometime but we do not know if those are related to lymphoma. According to his doctor, his lymph nodes are normal.
By just looking at him, nobody can tell he is sick. I sometime forget he is sick too. That is a good thing. I hope he will keep his health. I am not ready ... I guess I will never be ready.
Pompom is recovering from the chemo treatment on Saturday morning. He is doing vowel well this time. I cannot really tell how he reacts to chemo. There is no swell by cancer on his lymph nodes. That is a great sign. Sometime because Pompom is doing so well, you forget he is fighting a cancer.
I have a business trip coming up on February. I really hope Pompom keeps his health while I am gone.
I am here!
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