Here I Go Again!

I know that you are all waiting on a post from me.  I have been really overly busy at work trying to get ready to be out of the office for a week after the next chemo.  Each chemo is slightly easier in different ways.

So here is what is going on...I get CT scans on Sunday.  I am very anxious about this.  This is my first diagnostics since the diagnosis.  I am trying not to think about the "what-ifs".  When I do I go to a place that is not helpful to my healing.  I am healthy and God is listening, so I am sure that nothing but blessings will come out of the next set of tests and treatment.

I find myself repeating a mantra that my big sister uses..."I can't get worried about it"!  I feel that worry is a sin.  We are to put it in God's hands and trust that he has a plan.  Realize that God also gave us common-sense, a conscience and other brilliant faithful followers to help us along the path.

I eat healthy, get my rest, stay strong mentally and pray for my doctors.

My support system is still strong.  Thank you all....I LOVE YOU!

Can't Touch This!

Cancer can take away all of my physical abilities.

It cannot touch my mind, it cannot touch my heart, and it cannot touch my soul.

Jim Valvano

 

White Blood Cell Count :(

Grrr!  White Blood Cell count is low again.  I am pretty sure that means chemo will be postponed.

I want my Chemo!

Yep!  Chemo and other tests are postponed for a few weeks.  I hate this....I am feeling pretty good and I am ready for more. 

I will know nothing for a while.   

Funny Prescription

The doctor wrote me the funniest medical prescription I have ever seen.

Drug: Cranial Prosthesis

Strength: N/A

Quantity: 1

SIG:  Apply to head as needed


 It is for a wig, for those of you that did not get that.  So silly! Bahahaha!

Popsicle Head!

Being bald has its challenges and its benefits.  When it is cold out my head is really cold.  You would not believe how fast your body cools when you don't have your insulating hair.  This is the only time I cover my head.

The best part is the savings on shampoo and other hair products.  I just wash my head and wipe it dry...quick and easy.  I have put the blow dryer away.  I hope I can find it when my hair grows back. 

Being bald also starts some pretty funny conversations.  Bald men love to joke with me about my bald head.  It really is a lot of fun.  A little man at church keeps insisting that I buy a wig...he can't tell if I am a girl or a boy.  I make sure that I wear extra eye make-up and earrings so that everyone can tell that I am a girl. 

I am not completely sure that I want my hair to grow back.

What next for 2014!

I must have misunderstood the treatment plan.  Chemo continues no matter what.  

I will get my 4th round of chemo next week along with a lot of tests to determine if the chemo is working.  You all will know as soon as I know.

I am so blessed NOT to have neuropathy yet.  That is a pain and tingling in fingers and toes.  There are other side-effects of chemo that I do not have yet either.  The doctor keeps asking if I have headaches.  (Other than day 3 after chemo each time...that head ache is gone by day 5, but not there any other time)  

I have continued pain in my abdomen.  It is improving with each treatment.  I no longer need ice packs and I take a lot less pain medication. The doctor stated that people either get worse with each treatment or they get better.  I am one that seems to get a little better. 

I am so encouraged by my progress. 

Uneventful Holidays

Although most of my Holidays were spent in my PJs, I still had a wonderful time.  Many of you brought me food, since I am unable to cook for a week after chemo.  I enjoyed some of the best food ever made.  My God Mother can cook like no one else in the world.  It is worth being sick just to get her cooking.  I know my doctor wonders why I do not lose any weight. 

Others of you came for a short visit and were greeted by my very protective cat.  Sorry, he is my little buddy, but bites most everyone else.  He is a little booger!  He rubs against you and looks at you so sweetly and then when you put your hand down to pet him...he bites.  It scares everybody when he does that and it embarrasses me.

My brother-in-law mowed my yard for me.  Poor guy!  He seems so happy to do it, but looks like he has been drug behind a truck when he gets finished.  He wonders how I have been doing it all by my little self for the last three years.  I feel terrible because I can only watch...which is not easy for me.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart to those of you who are still praying for me.