Her Name is Lumpy...

Arrow went to the vet yesterday and the latest news is that she is likely OK. The vet aspirated the lump on her leg and Sally asked her to check the one above her eyebrow for good measure. The bump on her head looks cystic, but we had the cells sent to a pathologist just to make sure. Turns out Arrow is just going to keep getting lumpy which makes are "cancer lookout" just that much more challenging.

Reality Check

Its so easy to get caught up in the day to day stuff. Arrow has been healing well, is frisky like a puppy and we sometimes almost forget that she had cancer. And that she is approaching 11 years old. We are back to normal, not thinking too much about the trials of the last two months. Catching a glimpse of the side of her arm and seeing the bald spot reminds us that she is still healing.

Last night, Sally noticed a small pea size lump on Arrow's back leg. It's doesn't really have too much hair on it and it doesn't look good. It seems to bother her a little bit. It's not a lipoma and it's not a lump under her skin. It almost looks like a wart. It's in a whole different part of her body so we're not so much concerned that the myxosarcoma is back, but we're afraid she has a second type of tumor.

We are definitely hypervigilant about her body. It could be something that has been on her leg the whole time. It could be a bump the oncologists have already mapped. We will call them tomorrow and our own vet to have it examined. Keep your fingers crossed (and paws!)