I have been told today I have a 38mm NET tumour which has spread to surrounding lymph nodes and to four places in liver. This was an incidental finding and I’m so shocked as I don’t have any symptoms and feel fine. I’m being transferred from the hospital that diagnosed me to another hospital for treatment. All I can think about is my 6 year old rescue dog. It has taken me 2 years to make him feel safe and settled and the thought that he may lose me is unbearable. I lost my partner to a sudden death recently and with no other family or friends how will I cope. My partner always drove so now I have to contend with driving over an hour each way to hospital and leaving my dog for hours on end.
Your having such a hard time Where do you live? Can you get a local dog walker to check on your dog?
Thank you for replying. My dog is a rescue who has had a horrible life until I got him. It’s taken me 2 years so far to make him feel loved and secure but he is still wary of people and hates other dogs. I wouldn’t trust leaving him with anyone except my sister but she lives in Spain. If I have to have surgery she will fly over to look after him but in the meantime, although he doesn’t like me leaving him, I think he is better being left at home alone for a few hours. X
Ahh I understand how you feel. We had to take one of our dogs to out of hours vet on the Sunday before my lung surgery on the Wednesday. He had hurt his back. I wanted to postpone my surgery as I was so worried about him.
Oh I hope he will be OK and I wish you all the very best for your surgery. Who will look after your doggie when you’re in hospital? X
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