prose
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We are all in the clear
I cannot tell you absolutely bloody relieved I am.
We saw a different vet today. She said that the "swollen" glands are her salivary glands, not the lymph nodes, and they weren't even swollen--just prominent. So, no cancer! And she didn't even charge me for the visit (double hurrah).
The one thing we have to watch out for, obviously, is the development of Lyme Disease, being that the bite on Stella's leg was bullseye-shaped and that's associated with the onset of the condition. But spider bites can also produce the same marking. In any case, Lyme, caught at the early stages, is perfectly treatable, and would involve a long-ish course of antibiotics.
For now, I'm going to chalk the episode down to an inquisitive spider with a taste for chunky Boston thighs
Thank you for all the well wishes! I had most of Manhattan rooting for Stella today, in addition to pockets of California, Florida, and several areas of England.
We saw a different vet today. She said that the "swollen" glands are her salivary glands, not the lymph nodes, and they weren't even swollen--just prominent. So, no cancer! And she didn't even charge me for the visit (double hurrah).
The one thing we have to watch out for, obviously, is the development of Lyme Disease, being that the bite on Stella's leg was bullseye-shaped and that's associated with the onset of the condition. But spider bites can also produce the same marking. In any case, Lyme, caught at the early stages, is perfectly treatable, and would involve a long-ish course of antibiotics.
For now, I'm going to chalk the episode down to an inquisitive spider with a taste for chunky Boston thighs
Thank you for all the well wishes! I had most of Manhattan rooting for Stella today, in addition to pockets of California, Florida, and several areas of England.
