Tuesday, September 13, 2011
SAVE THE DATE!!!!
My brother and his friend will be putting on a fundraiser on Saturday, October 15th. It is a bike ride in Huntington Beach! We need all the participants we can get! I will have more info soon and post it as soon as I get it! Thanks!!
Another chemo week!
Sept 6th~ Today I had my regular doctor appt with the oncologist physicians assistant. It was pretty routine except they let me know I would not be going on the extra chemo drug, Avastan (I think this is the spelling), like they wanted me to. This drug would cause extra bleeding, like nose bleeds and things like that. But, they told me that my tumors were too fragile and would end up bleeding too much. I was torn by this, because I have heard this is the chemo that is a "wonder drug" as the PA described it. But, I am sick of chemo already and don't want more drugs running through me. Already, as soon as I get my chemo out, I am dreading the next time. They said this was normal, but sometimes I actually get sick to my stomach thinking about it. So please pray for God's will to be done with the Avastan. If it will heal me, pray my tumors toughen up!!!! I just want to be healed so badly and back to my regular life with my husband and kids. When I got home, my family friend Dave, came to uplift me and pray with me as he does every Monday before chemo! It feels good to get recharged by prayer and the word before I sit in the chair for hours having poison pumped into me.
Sept 7th~ It was chemo day. They added more Benedryl and Steroids to my cocktail because my tongue was going numb after chemo and I was feeling sick during the last 30 minutes of chemo. So I ended up conking out during chemo from the Benedryl. I felt weird after it was over, just worn out, like I needed to lay down for a couple of days! I got leg cramps that night and really whiny! YES!! I get very emotional after chemo, sometimes for days! LOL!! Sometimes, I want to stamp my feet and cry and say, "WHY ME??" But usually just Jon sees that side of me!
Sept 9th~ nothing new today! Just got my chemo out and went shopping afterward! I feel so free when I get my chemo out! But, for some reason, I am still feeling a little off from chemo. It took me until today (september 13th) to write this post because I am just feeling weird from chemo still! I can function, but I am not feeling normal. I just can't get comfortable. I have not been sleeping well either! I think it all goes together!
Keep me and my family in your prayers as always! God will heal me! Just in His time, not mine! If it were my time, I would be healed already! LOL!!
Sept 7th~ It was chemo day. They added more Benedryl and Steroids to my cocktail because my tongue was going numb after chemo and I was feeling sick during the last 30 minutes of chemo. So I ended up conking out during chemo from the Benedryl. I felt weird after it was over, just worn out, like I needed to lay down for a couple of days! I got leg cramps that night and really whiny! YES!! I get very emotional after chemo, sometimes for days! LOL!! Sometimes, I want to stamp my feet and cry and say, "WHY ME??" But usually just Jon sees that side of me!
Sept 9th~ nothing new today! Just got my chemo out and went shopping afterward! I feel so free when I get my chemo out! But, for some reason, I am still feeling a little off from chemo. It took me until today (september 13th) to write this post because I am just feeling weird from chemo still! I can function, but I am not feeling normal. I just can't get comfortable. I have not been sleeping well either! I think it all goes together!
Keep me and my family in your prayers as always! God will heal me! Just in His time, not mine! If it were my time, I would be healed already! LOL!!
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Colonoscopy
Aug 31st~ Today was the prep day for the colonoscopy! NOT FUN!! I had to drink a liter of the grossest drink ever within 1 hour. Then repeat it again 5 hours later! I barely got the first liter down without throwing it up. I was just about gagging on every drink. The 5 hours seemed to fly by and I was not mentally prepared for the next liter. I mixed the drink with lemonade and went to take the first drink of the 2nd liter. As soon as it hit my stomach, it came right back up, I barely made it to the sink! What was supposed to take me 1 hour to drink, took me 3 hours and I didn't even finish it all. I know, shame on me!! After I was done with the drink, it was like a weight lifted off me! But I vowed that I will never do another colonoscopy again!!!!!!
Sept 1st~ I went in STARVING to the Colonoscopy. I got right in and within an hour, I was under and the procedure was over before I knew it. Dr Mathews came in, he is my GI doctor, and he said the tumor shrank!! He could not give me a percentage because he couldn't get a measurement the first time because he couldn't get the camera through the tumor. This time he could perform a full colonoscopy. But he did find that my tumor is still fragile and weeping so they will not be putting me on the new chemo medicine! I don't know how I feel about that, when I thought I had to add another med it freaked me out, but now I am freaked out that I am not going to be on it! Go figure!!
Sept 2nd~ Today I went with my friend Susie to Rico De Benitz salon, and got my hair cut off! They put it in a ponytail and cut off almost 15 inches!! I am donating it to Locks of Love! It is an organization that makes wigs with donated hair for children with cancer! Because I donated my hair, my stylist didn't charge me a penny for the hair cut!!! I love how easy it is to manage now. I had to cut it, it just keeps falling out and this way its easier to deal with!
Like always, keep me in your prayers! They are working! I need to stay healthy for my babies! Jonny started Soccer and he is on a really good team! So my Saturdays are booked from here until November! But I love watching him play! He loves this sport and has a constant smile on his face the entire game!!
Sept 1st~ I went in STARVING to the Colonoscopy. I got right in and within an hour, I was under and the procedure was over before I knew it. Dr Mathews came in, he is my GI doctor, and he said the tumor shrank!! He could not give me a percentage because he couldn't get a measurement the first time because he couldn't get the camera through the tumor. This time he could perform a full colonoscopy. But he did find that my tumor is still fragile and weeping so they will not be putting me on the new chemo medicine! I don't know how I feel about that, when I thought I had to add another med it freaked me out, but now I am freaked out that I am not going to be on it! Go figure!!
Sept 2nd~ Today I went with my friend Susie to Rico De Benitz salon, and got my hair cut off! They put it in a ponytail and cut off almost 15 inches!! I am donating it to Locks of Love! It is an organization that makes wigs with donated hair for children with cancer! Because I donated my hair, my stylist didn't charge me a penny for the hair cut!!! I love how easy it is to manage now. I had to cut it, it just keeps falling out and this way its easier to deal with!
Like always, keep me in your prayers! They are working! I need to stay healthy for my babies! Jonny started Soccer and he is on a really good team! So my Saturdays are booked from here until November! But I love watching him play! He loves this sport and has a constant smile on his face the entire game!!
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