I just now spoke w/Dr. Lee and he said that I could start the injections and then taper off. So expense wise, at least, it would help but I'm still not sure yet. I asked if it would hurt if I gave it a week more to think about it and he said "No, it wouldn't hurt her; you don't have to give her the treatments. She just isn't producing the hormone that produces red blood cells any more". Iron supplements only encourage red blood cells but they don't produce them. Poor little girl is just sick and tired of me jabbing her and shoving meds down her throat. I want to give her every chance but so far I haven't been able to tell if it's what she wants. I ask her directly and there are times when she looks at me as if to say "Enough!" and then there are other times when she looks as though she's saying "You're not going to give up on me, are you, Mom?" Of course, that's my own human thinking getting in the way but I'm human! I can't think like an animal and an animal can't think like a human. Nancy Efrusy got back to me and said that she would try to get to Puddy's reading this week.

As for my own health concerns, the test results came back normal today, so I'm relieved about that. My gynecologist did further testing for ovarian cancer and to say that I was nervous is putting it mildly. I do encourage all my female PTers to get a pelvic ultrasound and a CA125 blood test to put your minds at ease. A pap smear doesn't tell the whole story. So now I've got to figure out why I'm gaining weight around my middle when I have absolutely no appetite. But that's for another thread and another day. Right now Puddy is my main concern. And I can't forget Specs. Gotta get him in for a chest x-ray and an ultrasound. Ka-ching! LOL