post surgery: day 13

Paper is one of my favorite things to play with, and lucky for me, we got some paper pom-poms in the mail today for mom + dad's wedding!  I just couldn't resist!

post surgery: day 11

I got my stitches out today!!!  I'm excited to have them out because they were starting to get kind of itchy.  Mom threatened me with an elizabethan collar (why can't we just call it a good, ole fashioned "cone" anymore?!?) so I made sure not to scratch at it too much.

I was not looking forward to having to get back into the pet crate, but the doctors' visit was quick and painless.  Dr. Olivero said that my eye has healed perfectly, and he's glad that I won't have to worry anymore about the melanoma.  With the stitches gone, my eye looks way less gnarly.  And it doesn't hurt at all anymore either!

post surgery: day 8

Today we got a call from Dr. Olivero with the results of my pathology test.  He said that my eye tested positive for malignant iris melanoma, which means that the tumor was cancerous.  The good thing, though, was that there were no signs of metastasization, which means that there were no cells that spread outside of my eye to other parts of my body.  He said that we caught the cancer early, and removed the eye at the right time, and we should not see any other effects or problems from here on out- we're in the clear!!!  Yippee!!!

I'm feeling great, and have been back to my old self, chasing my sister around the house (I can still beat her up with one eye) and chilling out on the floor.  Although, I wish my hair would grow back more quickly, cause it's looking kinda dorky...

post surgery: day 5

It was a very sunny morning today, and I spent most of it sitting in the sunbeams in the kitchen window.  I love looking outside now because I can see in the bright light again!  I'm feeling much like myself, and as you can see the bruising has gone way down on my eye.  It's all uphill from here, folks!

post surgery: day 3

I got lots of cuddle time again today, you can see me with my dad in one of the photos below.  I had to take off my pain medication patch, and now I have a big square bald spot on my side.  I don't feel much different, though, because the medication is stored in my body and so I'll still feel the effects of it for 2 or 3 more days.  But, I'm getting more active and getting back into my daily routines.

post surgery: day 2

I'm feeling a bit better every day.  Although I slept for most of the day today, I got up and played when I smelled some catnip sitting out on the floor.  I even jumped up to the top of my cat tower for the first time since surgery, which is my favorite spot to sleep, but it was too high off the ground for me to reach right away.  My mom was home all day today so we did lots of cuddling which made me feel better.

post surgery: day 1

I had to take an antibiotic when I woke up this morning, and I have to continue to take them for the next three days.  My eye is showing more bruising, which the doctor said is normal, and the swelling has gone down in some parts of my face, but is still really swollen around my eye and nose.  My sister, Myrtle, keeps trying to lick my stitches, but I don't like it when she does it because it is still really sensitive there.  I've been feeling pretty tired today, and have spent most of the day sleeping.