Lung Chatty Thread

Danni I just wanted to say how very sorry I am to hear about the loss of your dog. I completely understand why you feel like shutting yourself away. 

Hope the ct scan results are good, please let us know how you get on once you are feeling stronger. Take care x 

so sorry to hear this Danni.  know the feeling.  take care

Hi Chelle. Thank you so much and I will be in touch. Please take good care of yourself. 

Love,

Danni xx

Hi Derek. Thank you so much. We couldn't have children so our dog's and cat's have been our lives and Shadow saw me through so much. They never ask for much back do they, just love, food, playtime and walks!

Take care and I will check up on you!

All the best,

Danni x

Hi Danni, have been absent for a while but read all the posts everyday and I am so sorry to hear about your lovely dog. After having a German Shepherd for  8 years, a Dalmatian for 12 years and a Spnger Spanial for 15 years I know exactly the awful time you must be going through. My Springer helped me through my last csnicer and I know what wonderful company they can be. Sorry also to hear they have found somethinges new and hope and pray you can get through. I had my latest thorax scan last Saturday and have to wait until the 10the June for the results. After going almost a year without a treatment I am ready to face up to some bad news and am doing all I can to enjoy everyday. I have booked a holiday for September with my son and intend making it and enjoying it no matter what. Take care Danni, you must be feeling very low but remember all of us are with you all of the way. I liked your comment to Gina about all meeting up, can you imagine the conversations and scar comparisons the mind boggles.

love to alLinda

Mick

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Hi Mick. Thank you so  much for understanding. It all happened so suddenly although Shadow was at the Vet last week on Friday for a bee sting and he was only 9 and a half. They did scans and found 2 tumours on his liver and his tummy was full of fluid because of heart failure and yet he was swimming in the river last weekend. I truly can't get my head around it. You have had dogs for a long time and 15 for a Springer is amazing. My parent's had a Cocker Spaniel who was 17 when she died so I have been privileged to share my life with dogs from a young age. They are all so special aren't they? I am feeling nervous about the scan results because of the bad coughing bouts but now all I can think about is that if it's bad news I won't have Shadow to cuddle or cry to! I get the feeling that you won't be having another dog? 

I could talk dog's for hours! I am so sorry that you lost your Springer at a crucial time because they really do help us through don't they? I hope and pray that your scan will, also, be alright but madness that scan results take so long. I know that the N.H.S. is on it's knees and I feel so sorry for some of the situation although I think there are ways that they could save money. Last year they sent scans where I live to Australia and Germany to find out results and did the same 3 years previous to that when they had my tumour on a scan but 'forgot 'to tell anybody for the 3 years! Please let us know how you get on.

I am so glad that you are going on holiday in September with your son and hopefully the news will be better than you think. The lovely thing about this Forum is that we all know what other's are going through and you know that whatever the news we will help to see you through just the way you have helped me. Please take care and I will keep an eye on you all but I need to stop crying my eyes out every 10 minutes because it's taking me double the time to write!

Love and gentle hugs to everybody and sending you a hug Mick and thank you again.

Danni xx

By the way.....I think if we all got together and shared stories and scars others would think we are all barking bonkers because it would be hilarious but in a good way and what a release!! Danni xx

Hi Danni , thanks for the huget,   we all need them from time to time. I visited my eldest brother today who is 82 and he had a fall last week and broke his hip. His son was there and we had a three way man hug ,daft but comforting. Like you I could talk dogs all day, just love them. I would have got another one after the Springer but I started having lots of medical problems and dI'd not think it would be fair on the dog.  I have always given my dogs lots of exercise which was good for both. I can understand you being concerned about your scan, only natural and I try to face reality and that is all of us have a bad cancer and we are  going to have suffer scans , appointments and treatment but we can get through all of this by being positive, fughting hard and  being bloody stuborn and hopefully have some quality of life. I am sure you have a lovely family and friends who provide a lot of support and we are all fortunate to have that. Going back to dogs, when we lost the Dally my wife said next day that we should get another dog straight away and that is what we did. Found the Springer bought her and the gratefull little pup peed on my wife's lap on the way home. . You are right about this forum it is great and so much humourning.  I laughed the other night with the posts flying about on the subject of football. I am a football fanatic but kept quiet. Well I waffled on long enough Danni and do not worry about crying,  I have had a little weep  just thinking about loosing one of our best furry friends. Night night everyone, keep fighting.

Mick

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Yes, they wont them out and to start other treatment. Unfortunately when I was scanned just after Xmas there was no sign. Sadly, though I still have not the size they are rather big. I have lost pretty much all my hair on the my right but hidden but hidden by my top line of hair though of course they give a good amount of shave clearance. They have given me a disc with the scans on. Once the smaller once is done, maybe I will be brave and look.

Sounds like your sister with is going to do the best thing for her, sometime a little scare is what we need to get us to do it. 

Just me - :) don't worry. Yes I can fly just by then. So two weeks after the first surgery. So I will sneak out Wednesday. It takes forever when you have to go by boat, especially as the fast boat was cancelled so it was about 12 hours yesterday.

Phil - How rode! I bet you have the steroid mentions by now? Everybody's food smelt so good! I hated them. They increased my dose as they weren't working. I think I had full on steroid psychosis on them. I was thinking that the staff were role playing and kept seeing thing! I was so relieved the put they back down after the opp. I couldn't function at all or process on them.

Danni88 - I am so sorry to hear about your lovely dog. I am a hug doggy lovey. Big hug coming your way. How worrying for you. Please do come and talk when you feel you can. We are all here for you.

We will really see what we can do about meeting up. Surgery may not be the bet time. However, they maybe offer radiotherapy in a few weeks so maybe then.

Good luck with your scan results today Chelle