Milo cancer diary part 24 – Fifth protocol

It’s been a couple of months since Milo finished his fourth (modified) CHOP/CEOP protocol, and he’s been able to enjoy the summer without any vet visits[1]. Milo snacking on raspberries from the bush We’d been hoping for a nice long remission like last year, but that wasn’t to be. A scan at the start of this week found a lesion on his duodenum, and the advice was to restart chemotherapy. Our local vets The Mewes continue to be amazing, and they were able to get him in for vincristine the following day. Ordering cholrambucil online from Weldricks went much smoother this time too, perhaps because I knew that I needed to mail in the prescription. The pills are already sat in my fridge for next week (so no worries about Bank Holiday related delays). The oncologist we normally see at North Downs Specialist Referals (NDSR) was on leave (it’s still school holidays) and won’t be back until next week, so it’s not entirely clear yet whether we’re sticking with epirubicin or possibly switching…