Family & Friends -
I wanted to write a quick note to let you know that Angel has been scheduled for surgery. She will be having her tumor removed this Thursday, April 8th. This tumor has gone from the size of a quarter to larger than a softball in somewhere from 3-4 weeks.
We are told there is 1cm of tissue between the mass and her ribs…depending on how the tissue appears during surgery they may or may not have to remove ribs. So very scary!
Our veterinarian tells us that this will likely be one of two things:
1. Hemangiosarcoma - not good at all, but we pray the tumor on her side is the only site and the surgery will remove it. If it is the only site, our girl will go back to happy and healthy.
2. Chronic Inflammation - caused by an unknown source...we most likely would never find out the initial cause of this tumor...but removal of it will stop its growth.
I will send an update on Thursday to let you know how surgery went. It will take an additional 5-7 days for the histopathology to come back...at that time we will know what this tumor is/was.
Angel is not just our dog...she is a daughter, a sister, and a friend.
Thank you for your prayers.
Love,
Angie
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