Dr. Lee is surprised that she went over 5 years w/out another polyp. He said that he gave the last one a little tug and felt that he must have gotten it at its root because normally polyps grow back right away but this one took its time. He can't laser it like he did the last one because it's in a difficult spot. If she goes another 5 years or so before she needs surgery again, I can deal w/that but I can't put her through this too many times which is why I wouldn't go w/the bulaosteotomy. It's very invasive (he'd have to open her jaw and skull and scrape out the jaw) and risky and he said if a cat lives through it, the post op is even worse and STILL there's no guarantee that she won't get another one.
She nearly died on the operating table last time; he told me that she scared him to death because her heart rate slowed down too much and her breathing was too shallow. I sure hope she pulls through this ok. Odd thing is, in the last couple of days I kept hearing his voice saying "I had to cut off her ear". Then when he called me today and said he'd have to cut her ear back, I thought of that. He said that he'd sew it back on, though. Might have to wear a collar.
Plus I thought I might get away w/a couple of hundred bucks for the surgery but now that it's more complicated, who knows. Gonna have to dip into my Xmas fund. Plus there will be multiple trips back and forth for checkups. No sense worrying about money. The main thing is that my Yodie Yodie will be ok.
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