C.Ann:
OMG.... at first I didn't want to open this post... I WANTED so badly to hear Good news...
But a voice told me to read it and then get on my knees for you.
I will, I know the pain you're going through. It is SO hard, but please, realize that this is NOT a punishment, that burden was released on the cross 2002 years ago! We are saved by grace, not punished for past deeds. What you're suffering through is an attack, a trial, and while going through it it may seem impossible, but we are never given more than we can bear...
Remember that the way we respond to a trial is how we survive it.
You will survive this one, I will be in constant prayer for it.
God bless you, and the little doggy, too. My cat had that very same tumor in the very same place.
--Robinrs