Gabby
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It started I think the week of Christmas, that Monday I was looking at Jenny and something seemed off I reached out and felt her Submandibular lymph nodes (ones in the neck) the left one was very swollen, both the lymph node and the salivia gland.
I had taken her into wrk and the Dr checked them and put her on an antibiotic for 2 week to recheck at the end of 2 weeks. After two weeks her lymph node went from being an egg to being a grape. 2 more weeks of antibiotics. then stopped. lymphnode seemed ok, antibiotics stopped on a monday. But that friday her prescapula lymph nodes (in the front of her shoulder blades) were swollend enough to palpate, typically it is nearly impossible to feel these.
Saturday we ran blood work on her a CBC,( Complete Blood Count) it came back normal, no elevated white cell count that would indacate infection, nothing abnormal. So we wait and see if it was just reactionary and if they go back down.
1 wek later ler left prescapula lymph node is much larger than her right, you can actually wrap your fingers around it. the one in the left of her neck is also swollen again. No other lymph node seem to be involved at this time. we do a antibiotic for 10 days, since they responded to antibiotics before. They do not resond this time, at the end of the 10 days (which was today) she goes back in to be checked, more blood work is run, but nothing is out of the normal ranges.
her Axillary(arm pit) and her Inguinal (abdomonal) lymph nodes don't seem to be affected at this time, but her leftPopliteal (back of thigh close to the knee) is now starting to swell.
They decide to do a lymph node biopsy, so under she went and lymph node removed. It has gone out to the lab tonight and should have results in 2-3 days, I say should because anything can go wrong.
It is susspected that is will come back positive for lymphoma. this is why i need everyone to keep her in your thoughts. So please keep her in your thought. She is a 9 yr old whippet mix.
I had taken her into wrk and the Dr checked them and put her on an antibiotic for 2 week to recheck at the end of 2 weeks. After two weeks her lymph node went from being an egg to being a grape. 2 more weeks of antibiotics. then stopped. lymphnode seemed ok, antibiotics stopped on a monday. But that friday her prescapula lymph nodes (in the front of her shoulder blades) were swollend enough to palpate, typically it is nearly impossible to feel these.
Saturday we ran blood work on her a CBC,( Complete Blood Count) it came back normal, no elevated white cell count that would indacate infection, nothing abnormal. So we wait and see if it was just reactionary and if they go back down.
1 wek later ler left prescapula lymph node is much larger than her right, you can actually wrap your fingers around it. the one in the left of her neck is also swollen again. No other lymph node seem to be involved at this time. we do a antibiotic for 10 days, since they responded to antibiotics before. They do not resond this time, at the end of the 10 days (which was today) she goes back in to be checked, more blood work is run, but nothing is out of the normal ranges.
her Axillary(arm pit) and her Inguinal (abdomonal) lymph nodes don't seem to be affected at this time, but her leftPopliteal (back of thigh close to the knee) is now starting to swell.
They decide to do a lymph node biopsy, so under she went and lymph node removed. It has gone out to the lab tonight and should have results in 2-3 days, I say should because anything can go wrong.
It is susspected that is will come back positive for lymphoma. this is why i need everyone to keep her in your thoughts. So please keep her in your thought. She is a 9 yr old whippet mix.
