Well, here we are at the tenth...I can't believe I have made it this far and I only have two more treatments!! Praise the Lord for giving me the strength to make it through this...it has been a very bumpy road at times with lots of twists and turns but I have made it!!
This chemo session was pretty normal. I saw the doctor and she was concerned because my feet have been swelling very badly and have been painful. She said for now to just keep them propped when I am sitting and to take my fluid pills. I am to call them if it gets bad again because they may need to try some Lasik (not sure if I am spelling that right or not).
They are still having a little problem with my port turning to the side but we are so close to being done and hoping it will hold out a little longer and then we can get that outta there!!
I ordered lunch (got sick and could not eat but a couple of fries and then fell asleep). I need to even stop trying to eat there....just the thoughts of it makes me wanna gag.....it's weird!!
The saddest thing happened at chemo today...I wanted to cry so bad but didn't want to add to the sadness. There was a man and his wife beside me. He was having a chemo treatment. The doctor came out to talk to him and had bad news. You see, from what I could hear this man has been dealing with cancer since last year. He had been hospitalized at one point and was now on chemo at the clinic. The doctor told him that the latest blood smear that they did on him showed Leukemia. He told him about his treatment options and said he would give him two weeks to decide what he wanted to do. The poor man just hung his head down and said, "I can't win for losing!!" It made me so sad. I could see the pure terror in his wife's eyes and I just closed my eyes and prayed for them both!! I can't imagine what he must be going through! God please be with that poor man!! I will never forget his words yesterday!!
Sorry to end on kinda a sad note but I just had to share that story. I ask you to pray for that man..I don't even know his name but I will never forget him!!
Thursday, August 5, 2010
9TH Chemo Treatment
I had gone in the day before to have an Echcardiogram to check my heart since I hadn't had one since right before chemo began. My doctor wanted to make sure that things were ok since the chemo can cause damage to the heart and lungs.
He said the results were good except for one minor issue (or at least at this point they think it is minor). There was increased blood flow to my aorta. He is not sure if the chemo is doing it or not. He said he does not think it is anything to be overly concerned about but when chemo is over, we will do some further testing.
During chemo, I had severe restless legs. I have been bothered by them for years but never had them that bad and never during chemo. I wanted to rip the needle out of me and the IV and just get out of there...but of course I could not! Sometimes you feel like such a prisoner in that chair!
Chemo was pretty ok for chemo. That night I had some mild numbness in my face, but nothing major. I am just so tired out all the time....so extremely tired. It is getting hard to keep up with things and to remember things...I forget things I just asked ten minutes ago. Hopefully, this will go away when I am done. Only three more treatments to go and then we will do the PET scan and I pray that I come back completely free and no more treatments...I am ready to get on with my life and to see what God has in store for me!!
He said the results were good except for one minor issue (or at least at this point they think it is minor). There was increased blood flow to my aorta. He is not sure if the chemo is doing it or not. He said he does not think it is anything to be overly concerned about but when chemo is over, we will do some further testing.
During chemo, I had severe restless legs. I have been bothered by them for years but never had them that bad and never during chemo. I wanted to rip the needle out of me and the IV and just get out of there...but of course I could not! Sometimes you feel like such a prisoner in that chair!
Chemo was pretty ok for chemo. That night I had some mild numbness in my face, but nothing major. I am just so tired out all the time....so extremely tired. It is getting hard to keep up with things and to remember things...I forget things I just asked ten minutes ago. Hopefully, this will go away when I am done. Only three more treatments to go and then we will do the PET scan and I pray that I come back completely free and no more treatments...I am ready to get on with my life and to see what God has in store for me!!
8th Chemo Treatment
I went in as usual and had my bloodwork drawn. It showed that I was anemic now which would explain the extreme fatique. The doctor put me on some iron pills and if I can remember to take them, they may very well help! My brain is becoming more and more mush and I am forgetting so many things lately. I am told this will stop not too long after chemo is over.
I apologize for not updating sooner. It has been so hectic lately and I am just too tired to do anything much. I need to sleep more than normal and just get out of breath and weak at the drop of a hat. But, hopefully I am almost done with this and can get on with my life-CANCER FREE!!
My bloodwork also showed that my blood sugar was highish-like 120 with fasting so they are still monitoring me. I guess the chemo just does a number on all the systems in your body!
I decided not to order lunch today because I just get so so sick!! I got so nauseated smelling everyone's lunches and just felt so sick so they had to give me a dose of Ativan and that helped me to feel better and sleep some.
Overall, things went ok. I will be so glad when I am done with this all!!! It has gone pretty quickly overall..hard to believe this all started in February!!
I appreciate all the prayers that are being lifted up for me and my family!! It has been a tremendously hard time at times but with the grace of the Lord we are making it through!!
I apologize for not updating sooner. It has been so hectic lately and I am just too tired to do anything much. I need to sleep more than normal and just get out of breath and weak at the drop of a hat. But, hopefully I am almost done with this and can get on with my life-CANCER FREE!!
My bloodwork also showed that my blood sugar was highish-like 120 with fasting so they are still monitoring me. I guess the chemo just does a number on all the systems in your body!
I decided not to order lunch today because I just get so so sick!! I got so nauseated smelling everyone's lunches and just felt so sick so they had to give me a dose of Ativan and that helped me to feel better and sleep some.
Overall, things went ok. I will be so glad when I am done with this all!!! It has gone pretty quickly overall..hard to believe this all started in February!!
I appreciate all the prayers that are being lifted up for me and my family!! It has been a tremendously hard time at times but with the grace of the Lord we are making it through!!
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