Second Radiation 5/1/06
Today, Copper had the back half of his body radiated. I dropped him off at the vet at 3:30 pm, and I was able to take him home around 6:30 pm. I had to wait for him to wake up because they couldn't start the procedure right at 3:30 pm, and then they wanted to wait until he wanted to wait up. I finally told the vet that he is a basset hound, and given the choice, he'd want to sleep all day. They then made him get up.
They told me that he might have some side effects after this session because his digestive system was directly in the radiation field. Nausea, diarrhea, and not being hungry were the side-effects I was told to look for. He did not have any of these effects. He slept all night, waking when I gave him his seizure medication. he has been a little tired over the last couple of days, wanting to sleep more, but he did not have any digestive problems. He ate his breakfast the next day, and was begging for treats like always.
Here is the breakdown of today's session. I should mention that I got a good deal on the treatment. Because they are trying to get people to use this treatment, they charged me 1/3 of what it would have normally cost. Dr. Crow is hoping that if they can get more people to try it, they can gather more data on the treatment. He said that they have gone as far as they can with chemo, and would like to try and get more dogs in remission for longer than 1 year.
CTC Propofol/Isoflurane 1st 30...........$249.40
CTC Treatment Plan/Simulation.........$225.00
Regulatory Agency Compliance fee........ $ 4.23
CTC Treatment FX (Linac) 1-5 Per........ $21.37
Total: ............................................$500.00
Grand Total: .......................................$3015.11
They told me that he might have some side effects after this session because his digestive system was directly in the radiation field. Nausea, diarrhea, and not being hungry were the side-effects I was told to look for. He did not have any of these effects. He slept all night, waking when I gave him his seizure medication. he has been a little tired over the last couple of days, wanting to sleep more, but he did not have any digestive problems. He ate his breakfast the next day, and was begging for treats like always.
Here is the breakdown of today's session. I should mention that I got a good deal on the treatment. Because they are trying to get people to use this treatment, they charged me 1/3 of what it would have normally cost. Dr. Crow is hoping that if they can get more people to try it, they can gather more data on the treatment. He said that they have gone as far as they can with chemo, and would like to try and get more dogs in remission for longer than 1 year.
CTC Propofol/Isoflurane 1st 30...........$249.40
CTC Treatment Plan/Simulation.........$225.00
Regulatory Agency Compliance fee........ $ 4.23
CTC Treatment FX (Linac) 1-5 Per........ $21.37
Total: ............................................$500.00
Grand Total: .......................................$3015.11
posted by 3 bassets at 5/03/2006 09:40:00 AM
3 Comments:
I'm so glad you didn't have any of those nasty side effects Copper. You're such a good boy and seem to be taking all of this in stride. You have such a great momma who loves you tons. Keep up the great work.
Hugs and snooter kisses!
Yay, I'm glad it didn't give you grumbly tummy!! ((((Copper))))
Your furends, Agnes & Lucille
Thanks Guys! I feel really good. It is probably all my fur friends that have helped me out!
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