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Wednesday, February 24.  Well, this just plain sucks.  Dr. Chretin, the oncologist, just called regarding Sadie.  We dropped her off early this morning for what was supposed to be her chemo treatment 5.  However, her white cell count is too low today for the chemo treatment; her weight is okay.  They found a node / lump on her left jaw which is worrisome because this is happening so early in her treatment.  Last month when Sadie was diagnosed with the mass in her throat, it was not specific to a lymph node; this new one is specific to a lymph node.  Sadie is evidently partially resistant to the cancer drugs and the cancer is mutating and evolving.  We will take her in again next Wednesday and after they take bloods we will make a decision whether to keep her on regular protocol (chemo treatment 5) or try the “rescue” chemo which is a pill once a month.  This would be something she has not had before and the hope would be that she would respond positively to it.  She has failed the shot-based chemo.  Time is critical in the treatment because one week intervals can cause major changes in the tumor; this cancer is apparently very aggressive.  We will take Sadie to Dr. Chretin next Wednesday for bloods and based on what happens will decide which treatment she will receive.  In the meantime, we are to monitor her closely.

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