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[QUOTE="Spider8ait1994, post: 2030434, member: 101939"] [USER=8309]@Drache613[/USER] Just dropped him off for the proceedure so the specialist says that the actual proceedure will likely begin in the afternoon and they’ll call me later today with an update on how he’s going. Given the location there is significant risk since it’s a tight spot in close proximity to vital structures. It does seem like the mass has potentially grown some in the past week but they’ll be able to know for sure when they get in there. The intention is to remove as much of the mass as they can with the goal to hopefully get it all. He’ll have a feeding tube placed just to make getting nutrition a bit easier for him while he’s recovering and he’ll likely come home tomorrow. They also told me that regarding post operative checkups and the eventual removal of the feeding tube I can just attend his usual vet for those to save having to make more long drives. They’ve also told me that with what they know about this sort of tumor at the moment the chances of it returning in the future after being excused is around 20-35% so all things considered I am happy with those odds and if this proceedure is a success it’ll make him a whole lot more comfortable since at the moment the tumor is pressing on the oesophagus and beginning to press on the trachea so removing it will likely improve his eating ability and prevent airway obstruction. Size-wise the surgeon told me that for a human the equivalent would be is having a tennis ball sitting in our throat which isn’t something I’d consider pleasant. Also took some ‘before’ photos yesterday evening of him as reference to the external appearance of the mass. He is a bit cranky in these photos because he hadn’t eaten all day and I’d taken him out of his warm enclosure to get some good lighting.[ATTACH type="full"]83630[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]83631[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]83632[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]83633[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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