Ava and the pathology report

[Stacy]

It wasn't what I was hoping for, which was for it to be nothing. And I'm kind of freaking out, but he is telling me that it should be curative with surgery and a 1cm margin. It's an extramedullary plasmacytoma. I'm starting to read up on them, and if you read about it there's some scary stuff. But it seems like oral EMP is not nearly as bad as if it wasn't in her mouth. The vet called this benign, but locally invasive. And he said that he's never seen one come back.

They're also extremely rare, but Golden Retrievers are over represented.  They're going to have to remove the canine on that side, and maybe an incisor. They won't know until they get in there and measure. But she doesn't need chemo or radiation or any of the things I was most worried about. And she isn't going to die.I just don't want her to have to have another surgery. They're going to have to take bone from her jaw, and they're talking about sending her home with a fentanyl patch and... sorry, this is just stream of consciousness babbling.

He said that it was good that I noticed while it was small and easier to remove than if it had gotten really big. But I would like to reverse to the part where I thought it was an abscess and she could have a dental and some antibiotics and be all better. 

Good grief! parenting is hard. I don't know how all of you with two legged children do it! All the worrying is so stressful!

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

I am so sorry you are going through this with Ava. Hoping for the best for all of you!!