new scare

Sometimes life piles it on fast, doesn't it? I found a potential skin cancer on Chai today. She had a growth on her side a few months ago. The vet said he was concerned about it, wanted to cut it out and biopsy it. I was hesitant, because it took Chai a day to recover from XRays and I didn't want to put her through another sedation. Over the next few months, she seemed to lick the growth away. Good, I thought, problem gone. But no, it's back again, all red and ugly. So tomorrow I bring her to the vet to have it removed and biopsied. Best case scenario, it's benign and now she doesn't have to lick it anymore. Moderate case scenario, the surgical procedure exacerbates her DM (stress can do that). Worst case, of course, is that it's cancerous. In that case, I probably wouldn't treat it because of the expense, DM and fact that she's old and lived a long, good life already. Then I'd have to decide if I still want to buy her some wheels....but I'm jumping ahead. Let's just wait and see what we've got...