July 28th
Before I received my 2nd chemotherapy treatment my oncologist checked me out first. He said that I was bright, alert, responsive, and hydrated. He said there was a "marked reduction in size of all peripheral nodes such that all of the mandibular (lower jaw area), prescapular (in front of or between the shoulder blades), and popliteal (behind the knees) lymph nodes were now within normal limits." He also saw that I had "no pain or organomegaly (enlargement of organs) on my abdominal palpation." My heart and lungs were clear and the remainder of the exam was considered to be within normal limits. Again I felt fine that night and the next day. It wasn't until the 3rd or 4th day that I began to feel a bit tired and restless. I'm just glad I wasn't vomiting or had diarrhea....my stools were certainly alot softer than I preferred.
That week my mom began acting strange. Sometimes when she petted me or looked at me she'd just start crying. I didn't know why .....because I felt fine....just a little tired sometimes. Then she seemed to put all of her energy in front of that computer for hours at time trying to learn about my disease. How complicated could it be I thought? The next day she switched my dog food to all organic. She also stopped giving me "Comfortis" to get rid of my fleas and instead switched to something "natural." She did this because she found an FDA warning saying that Comfortis should not be mixed with a drug called ivermectin which was the main ingredient in my heart guard medication. I don't know why my mom was making all these changes. I think she just wanted to cover all areas to make sure I was healthy.
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