I haven't been feeling well this week. Wednesday morning I ended up taking an ambulance ride to the hospital. Between bouts of nausea and losing the contents I ran low on O2. My world wouldn't stop spinning. I figured that if I might pass out it would be best to be as close to the floor as possible so I said a prayer and slid off the toilet. At the same time a knock came at the front door. It was the Fed Ex man making a delivery to the house. I yelled for his help and he was gracious enough to call 911 while I crawled to the recliner with my eyes shut. I called Brian and told him where I was going and he took off work and came home. Yesterday, he took some paid time off as I still wasn't feeling good and I had started to run a fever. After more tests it was determined that I was very dehydrated and so I spent two hours in the chemo chair being given fluids. With the help of more drugs, I am fighting these side effects and hope to be better by tomorrow.
I have not felt good enough to answer e-mails so if you have recently sent me one please don't get miffed at me for not replying right away. I will get it done soon, I hope!
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
False Hopes?
Today was my eighth round of chemotherapy. I wanted to try to stay positive so I took in a big ,beautiful bouquet of flowers from my flower gardens. I also took in a whole bunch of extra donuts that I had left from making donuts for Steve as he traveled home to Ohio. I told the ladies that I wanted to celebrate with them as this was my last round of chemotherapy. I pray with all my heart that this cancer is in remission
but the feelings that I have within me tell me another story. Is it false hope or lack of faith? I need to get a blessing.
On the 26 I go in for a PET scan. It will tell me weather or not i have any sign of cancer in my body. I don't know if it will tell me about the cancer in my bones so I may still have to have the bone marrow biopsies.
I am afraid to hope for fear that I will be crushed if the cancer is not in remission. The nurse told me to take one day at a time. So for today, I made it through the chemotherapy and I am home in the air conditioning. They do not want me to be out in the heat and humidity as my body is already dealing with the chemo drugs. I am to stay out of the sun and stay in where it is cool. The fact that I have been asked to give a talk next Sunday will help me to do just that.
but the feelings that I have within me tell me another story. Is it false hope or lack of faith? I need to get a blessing.
On the 26 I go in for a PET scan. It will tell me weather or not i have any sign of cancer in my body. I don't know if it will tell me about the cancer in my bones so I may still have to have the bone marrow biopsies.
I am afraid to hope for fear that I will be crushed if the cancer is not in remission. The nurse told me to take one day at a time. So for today, I made it through the chemotherapy and I am home in the air conditioning. They do not want me to be out in the heat and humidity as my body is already dealing with the chemo drugs. I am to stay out of the sun and stay in where it is cool. The fact that I have been asked to give a talk next Sunday will help me to do just that.
Monday, July 12, 2010
Round 4 of Rituxan
My blood work was okay today and so I received the fourth round of Rituxan along with Zantac, Benadryl, and Tylenol. It took 4-1/2 hours but I slept through most of it.
Tomorrow will be my eighth round of chemo. I will find out when I am to come in for my next CT scan.
I am afraid to hope that this cancer is gone. If I get my hopes up to high and it is still here I'd be crushed and so I have to just leave it in God's hands and accept whatever comes. I am going to pray for a miracle- Prayer and Miracles I know happen every day.
Tomorrow will be my eighth round of chemo. I will find out when I am to come in for my next CT scan.
I am afraid to hope that this cancer is gone. If I get my hopes up to high and it is still here I'd be crushed and so I have to just leave it in God's hands and accept whatever comes. I am going to pray for a miracle- Prayer and Miracles I know happen every day.
Friday, July 9, 2010
The Week In Review
This week has been a busy one.
Monday i had my one year review at the Pleasant View house in town.
It was also my blood check day. I took care of those two items in the morning. In the afternoon, I spent three hours picking Raspberries .
Tuesday, I worked on the yard before it rained again. It seems like lately I have to mow between rain storms. I also waited for Steve to get here. He was driving in from Ohio and stopped in Madison, WI to visit with Melinda. I am glad that they had the chance to visit each other.
Thursday, I had an appointment with the banker, that went so so.
I also had care conferences for my father and those went pretty good.
Then I came home and tried to rest .
Tonight I came home from the branch camp out. It wasn't very well attended so all I am tired and fighting sleep.
Will write mor at A latter time.
Almost asllep1
Monday i had my one year review at the Pleasant View house in town.
It was also my blood check day. I took care of those two items in the morning. In the afternoon, I spent three hours picking Raspberries .
Tuesday, I worked on the yard before it rained again. It seems like lately I have to mow between rain storms. I also waited for Steve to get here. He was driving in from Ohio and stopped in Madison, WI to visit with Melinda. I am glad that they had the chance to visit each other.
Thursday, I had an appointment with the banker, that went so so.
I also had care conferences for my father and those went pretty good.
Then I came home and tried to rest .
Tonight I came home from the branch camp out. It wasn't very well attended so all I am tired and fighting sleep.
Will write mor at A latter time.
Almost asllep1
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