I'm Tired
So very tired.
Our 10-year-old Boston Terrier, Pippin, developed a nasty honking cough back in October, and that turned out to be caused by a tumor growing at the base of his heart. He got radiation treatment in December and hasn't been coughing since.
He had a follow-up CT two weeks ago and that confirmed that the tumor
has stopped growing and has been slightly reduced in size (apparently
it's a type of slow-growing tumor which means it's also slow to die),
but the docs determined that he had some lung inflammation from the
radiation. He was prescribed a round of steroids to help with that, and
we were told to follow up with chest X-rays in one and three months.
Two nights after starting the medication he's been wanting to
get up and go outside every 2-3 hours. And he's kept that up. Every
night for the past two weeks. And seems like he will continue to do so
until he finishes the prescribed steroids.
A 45-day
supply.
I'm so tired.