Mother's Day Classic

Hi Michelle and Boston

Good to hear back from you. Sorry to hear Boston has had his dramas too. Our last schnauzer (a mini one Max is a medium) Muzzy had a very agressive tumour of the blood vessels which started in his spleen, it had spread to his little liver though, we were able to give him chemo (in New Zealand) and he had another good 6 months it also gave us time to accept he was going to die (very hard Brian cried for a long time I met Brian when he had Muzz). We weren't going to have another dog but we missed having some one running to greet you with unconditional love and sucombed!! We are so glad we did Max was a "not wanted" dog and wild as anything when he came to us at 8 months but he is now a love sponge and kisses and loves cuddles, some times he thinks he's a lap dog and all 26kgs of him will launch into Brian's lap he's very careful with me, he's aware that something happened to me. Mind you I haven't left my breast prosthesis anywhere he could find it cos I reckon he'd like a chew of it!! Very expensive chew! We found a lump near Max's penis last week and it was analysed and is luckily just a fatty lump but we'll get it taken out. We were really scared that it was something horrible would be so hard. You must have found a good vet hospital if it's all clear.

Work is going ok thanks I work as an RN on a sugical ward (where I had my surgery) I work one day on one day off and only 3 days a week so don't get too tired. I normally do 4 days a week so will work up to that in the next few months,

Some positive news for you is that when I had my chemo they proudly showed me the baby board in Oncology that displays all the babies born after chemo. They even warned me (51 at the time) that I could get pregnant while having chemo ! I only had one period after that and none since so think I have dried up!

I had taxol 6 times 3 weeks apart along with cyclophosphamide. My nails were fine just got ridges on them which are growing out now. I did use nail hardner from the pack they give you not sure if it helped but like to think it did! I had to have those neulastin injections after each chemo as the first one left me with zero neutrophils and ended up in hospital on IV anti-biotcs, they gave me terrible aches and pains for a few days worst place was my neck!!

I am feeling good you will soon too once the chemo is done everything else is a breeze!

Rock on

Sarah and Max xx