>From:    June Batz <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Adrenal questions
>What is the life span like after adrenal surgery, Humphrey is noteably
>older, 5 or more.  I am assuming he is itching because the hair is
>regrowing, is there anything I can do to alleviate this?  Should I expect
>the right adrenal to act up?
 
There's no reason Humphrey shouldn't live out a normal lifespan after
adrenal surgery.  A fair percentage of adrenal tumors are cancerous, but
they don't usually metastisize.  Sadly, you probably should expect his
right adrenal to act up in about a year after his left is removed.  This
seems to happen in a large percentage of cases.
 
For the ferrets,
Mike
 
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[Posted in FML issue 2880]