Bad News

The cancer has spread to Eve's lungs. As of today, her life span prediction has been altered--odds are she'll be gone in less than two months.

Secondary bad news is the surgically altered area (where the tumor was removed Jan. 15th) has separated. Without bothering with the dog anatomy terms, her lip had been sewn to her gum area, to close the space where the tumor had grown just below the gum line. The new tumor growth, which is the first growth the oncologist at the U saw on Jan. 29, was growing out of the back side of that altered space, not up through it. The open space is so large that the doctor could see the roots of her teeth--it's possible the space is open all the way down to her jawbone, and it's infected. The smell emanating from her mouth is from the infection.

Knowing her time is so short now, we are treating the infection in her jaw with antibiotics. I know the doctor gave me at least 2 options on what next to do for that space, but for the life of me I cannot remember what they are. Not his fault--he spent far too much time with me as it was, doing his best to help me understand her options, as well as the possible outcome of each one. I just don't remember what they are....