We had our last discharge appointment with Dr. Lyons today. She is done with radiation therapy! The worst is over. Dr. Lyons is confident that they got rid of all of the cancer cells in the muzzle and lymph node, though he did just a visual assessment. Apparently at this stage a cat scan won't do much to see what is leftover at the molecular level, so that's what chemotherapy is for.
Lulu already had a couple of milder doses of chemotherapy during her radiation therapy but now that she's done, the medical oncologist will step it up and give her the full doses. We meet with her next week!
The fur on the right side of her nose is getting dry and crusty. There are chunks that peel off at a time and I try to remind myself that it's normal. It just seems so much more harsh when it falls off with a huge chunk of fur attached to it. :P
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