Well I heard from the vet on Monday and he said that Skippy's insulinoma level was at 65 and the normal is between 5 and 20. We went through the options and he quoted me on how much the surgery would cost. He also gave me Skippy's life expectancy for the medicine option and the surgery option (not knowing if we could even do surgery). It hit me hard because Bugsy just went through surgery in August for an enlarged spleen and to have an adrenal gland removed. This wiped out my savings account. I was praying nothing would happen to Skippy before i could get my savings back in order (My roommate also moved out in December so I have higher expenses and no raise to speak of at my job). I have decided to put Skippy on the Medication until I can get my finances in order and get some money together for the surgery. The vet told me that Skippys life expectancy on the medications is about another 12 months. I would like to hear from all of you that have or have had ferrets with insulinoma and what decision you made. How long did they live if they were on the medication? What am I in for. Skippy is my first baby and I just can't get over the news. She is such a sweet thing and I can't help but feel guilty sometimes for not catching her fast enough when she tried to wolf down my sugary cereal before I could get to her. Thank you in advance, Cherri [Posted in FML issue 3039]