Message Number: SG6791 | New FHL Archives Search
From: "Ann Barnhouse"
Date: 2003-12-01 11:36:32 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] pancrectomy advise
To: <ferrethealth@smartgroups.com>
Message-Id: <3FCA2F04.000004.03668@home-stn7xjfd82>

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If the lifespan would be about the same I don't think I would put him
through the surgery , I feel the trauma wouldn't do him any good at this
point.

Ann
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From: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
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I have a 4.5 year old mail diagnosed with insulinoma. One of the nodules wa=
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biopsied to verify. He is recovering well from the exploratory. My vet
suggests that I treat with pred rather than partial removal of the pancreas=
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because the surgery would be invasive and there's no way to know if it will=

do any good, as the cancer may have spread throughout the pancreas. I don't=

want to subject him to a traumatic surgery if it will not improve his
quality of life, on the other hand...if it will help, I'll do whatever is
needed. According to my vet, if I just treat with pred, the lifespan from
diagnosis is maybe a year, probably less and if we do the pancrectomy, it's=

about the same....
Any insight would be very much appreciated.
thanks
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