From:
williamsb@comcast.net
Date: 2002-07-16 14:36:05 UTC
Subject: RE: sugar's lump
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <167097.1026830165168.JavaMail.root@scandium>
Dear Vivian
> i have noticed just today giving her a bath that she also has swollen vulva.
> i don't understand this she has had 2 adrenal glands removed! she has rat
> tail. i know adrenal glands can cause these symptoms but she doesn't have
> anymore to remove! she has insuloma with sevier siezures. can any of this
> be why she has the lump on her side! she has been on pred since 99 and
> went to max dose october of last year! she is show more agressive behavior
> lately! we don't have money for surgery right now and that seems to be
> the only option we have right now!
Sugar does have some significant problems. the symptoms that you are mentioning sound very much like a recurrence of adrenal disease. Sometimes, if even a small part of a malignant adrenal tumor is left, then it will regrow over time. It can be almost micrscopic to start with!
With the adrenal symptoms, the insulinoma, and the lump on the side, I think that surgery is still the best option to see what is going on in there, remove the insulinoma(s) and check out that lump on the side. And sooner better than later.
With kindest regards,
Bruce Williams, dVM