[Felvtalk] Harley will be starting palliative radiation treatment

[dlgegg at windstream.net]

gLAD THEY DO NOT HAVE TO DO A BIOPSY.  WILL KEEP BOTH OF YOU IN MY PRAYERS

---- Marsha <martia at lynxe.com> wrote: 
> Harley starts "palliative" radiation treatment for his cancer within a 
> week. There will be 4 sessions. I opted not to go for the full course of 
> 21-22 sessions, which has more side effects, and could cause ulcerations 
> on skin, which could lead to infection, which (since he's FeLV+) is a 
> place I DON'T want to go!! The goal and hope is to buy him some relief 
> for 4-6 months. I wish we could get started sooner, because the tumor 
> has grown (behind his eye now), but they have to pull together the team 
> to make a detailed treatment plan.  This oncologist told me this morning 
> that a full biopsy isn't necessary to make a treatment plan - it would 
> only delay the start of treatment, and there would be risk involved in 
> the surgery. Meanwhile, he will be getting meloxicam and/or 
> buprenorphine for comfort care.
> 
> Marsha
> 
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