Aug 22nd~ I went in for my regular dr appt and then off to my ct scan! I was so nervous to do the scan for some reason! But really that is my scaredy cat personality! LOL! So there were a few tears right before the scan while sitting on the machine getting stuck with a needle for the contrast. I don't know what I was so scared of. The nurse calmed me down and I went in the machine. I just took that time to pray because I needed to feel God's arms around me and I did! I just relaxed completely at that point! By the time it was over they said that they would try to get the results to the doctor as soon as they could. Deep down, I just wanted the day to chill out and not think about anything. By 5:15pm, Jon couldn't handle it anymore and called the doctor, but he was already gone for the day.
Aug 23rd~ We got up and went in for our full day of chemo! We are usually there from 9:30am to about 2:30pm. It is a long day and by the last half hour, I am feeling sick and look really bad! During my chemo, Dr Panares came in with my results. I was so nervous! I could hardly listen. He could see my nerves and told me it was really good news! He said that the tumors on my ovaries have shrunk 50%, the cancer in my liver shrunk by 40%, but the cancer in my lungs stayed the same. He said he expected that tho. He also said there were some kind of protein numbers for my lungs they have been following, normal healthy lungs are less than 3. With my first blood work, my number was 120!!! Well as of Monday it was down to 45! So it is doing something to my lungs! We don't know about the colon tumor yet. We find out next week after the Colonoscopy! Please pray for me during the prep day before the colonoscopy! It was very hard on me last time!
Aug 24th~ I think that yesterday was a lot for me! I am plugged into my chemo as usual, but I didn't get out of bed until 3:30pm!!!!! I am usually up by 9am on the day after chemo!
Please keep praying! God is listening! He is so good and I am so thankful for all the healing he has done in me so far!! Praise the Lord!!
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Vacation
Aug 16th~ We left for Laughlin, NV! We had a blast! We took the boat out and the kids all tried wake boarding for the first time! They loved it! We had a very relaxing time. We actually decided to stay an extra day! 3 days were just not long enough for a much needed vacation. Our family has been through so much this year, we needed to let off some steam. Almost our entire family went, my grandma even got to come! Thank you to everyone who prayed for our vacation. While on vacation, I actually cut my pain meds from every 4 hours to only taking them 1 time in the morning and 1 time at night!
Tomorrow is my doctor appointment at 8:15am, then after that I will be getting my 8 week ct/scan at 11:30! Please pray the tumors have significantly shrunk! I will update tomorrow or Wednesday when I find out the results. I can't promise to update Tuesday due to chemo that day. I really feel like death warmed over after that 5 hour event!
As always, keep me and my whole family in your prayers! Thank you!!
Tomorrow is my doctor appointment at 8:15am, then after that I will be getting my 8 week ct/scan at 11:30! Please pray the tumors have significantly shrunk! I will update tomorrow or Wednesday when I find out the results. I can't promise to update Tuesday due to chemo that day. I really feel like death warmed over after that 5 hour event!
As always, keep me and my whole family in your prayers! Thank you!!
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
God is good!
Aug 8th~ Today is my grandma Casey and my nephew Aaron's birthdays!! Happy birthday to them!
I went to the doctor today and Dr Panares gave us (me, Jon and Susie) some encouraging news!! He said my hemoglobin is rising in numbers!! I am still anemic, but this is a sign that the tumors are shrinking!!! PRAISE THE LORD! Please keep praying, because it is working. He also scheduled my CT scan for the 22nd. I will go in at 11:30am, 2 hours before the procedure, drink some radioactive stuff out of a lead container, and then get the scan done. It will show all the cancer and let us know if the chemo is working. I keep getting asked if I will have a break from Chemo. The answer is no! As of now, there is no end in sight. We will continue chemo until the Lord delivers me from this disease! Another question I get is about surgery. The dr does not want me having surgery because there is a chance of spreading the cancer when you mess with it. The other question I get a lot is about radiation. Radiation is for a specific spot. If I had 1 tumor, they would probably do radiation. But I have multiple tumors and the cancer is splattered in my lungs and liver, so this would not work! After the doctors appointment, Dave, came over and talked with me and prayed with me and my mom. This is such a blessing!! After he leaves, I feel a weight lifted off of me. He reminds me that the devil is a liar and will try anything to make me think I am not going to watch my babies grow into adults! That is all I want! I am not scared of dying, I just can't IMAGINE leaving my kids motherless! They do not deserve that! Boy that Satan can really get your mind going sometimes though!
Aug 9th~ Today was Chemo. It really kicked my butt today! I am exhausted! My legs are already achy, so I am hoping Jon will let me skip tonight's walk. But I doubt it, he has already mentioned it 2 times! I love walking with him. It is so peaceful and quiet and we just talk about nothing and everything! Then we come in and he reads the Bible aloud to me in bed. We have really become a lot closer lately. I know this is taking a huge toll on him, on all of us really. But this is bringing up memories of losing his mom. I keep reminding him that she was ready to go home to be with Christ. I know that Christ has more for me to do on this earth. This is just another bump in what has been a VERY bumpy road, that we have call our life! We have been through so much, losing his mom, my mom and her nuerofibromitosis, a miscarriage, losing our home, a surprise pregnancy at a very inopportune time in our lives and now cancer! What doesn't kill us, makes us stronger, right? Any ways, I got off track! Shocking, I know!! LOL!
During my treatment today, Dr. Panares walked into my private room (yes!!! I got the private room again!! (: ) He told us he had more good news! another test he does with the blood work (I am not sure what it is and if anyone out there knows, please comment! I think it has something to do with cancer proteins? I don't know) I was too out of it to ask what exactly the test was, but he said the numbers were going down and that is another sign that the cancer is shrinking!!!! Jon and I were very excited to hear this! He told us to have fun on our vacation and that he would see us when we got back!
Please pray that this time after Chemo would go as smoothly if not more smoothly than last time! We are leaving for vacation on soon and I want to be strong and over any kind of sickness by then! Please pray for Jon and my spirits, to keep the devil from playing mind tricks with us! We love you all very much and thank you so much for all your support!
I went to the doctor today and Dr Panares gave us (me, Jon and Susie) some encouraging news!! He said my hemoglobin is rising in numbers!! I am still anemic, but this is a sign that the tumors are shrinking!!! PRAISE THE LORD! Please keep praying, because it is working. He also scheduled my CT scan for the 22nd. I will go in at 11:30am, 2 hours before the procedure, drink some radioactive stuff out of a lead container, and then get the scan done. It will show all the cancer and let us know if the chemo is working. I keep getting asked if I will have a break from Chemo. The answer is no! As of now, there is no end in sight. We will continue chemo until the Lord delivers me from this disease! Another question I get is about surgery. The dr does not want me having surgery because there is a chance of spreading the cancer when you mess with it. The other question I get a lot is about radiation. Radiation is for a specific spot. If I had 1 tumor, they would probably do radiation. But I have multiple tumors and the cancer is splattered in my lungs and liver, so this would not work! After the doctors appointment, Dave, came over and talked with me and prayed with me and my mom. This is such a blessing!! After he leaves, I feel a weight lifted off of me. He reminds me that the devil is a liar and will try anything to make me think I am not going to watch my babies grow into adults! That is all I want! I am not scared of dying, I just can't IMAGINE leaving my kids motherless! They do not deserve that! Boy that Satan can really get your mind going sometimes though!
Aug 9th~ Today was Chemo. It really kicked my butt today! I am exhausted! My legs are already achy, so I am hoping Jon will let me skip tonight's walk. But I doubt it, he has already mentioned it 2 times! I love walking with him. It is so peaceful and quiet and we just talk about nothing and everything! Then we come in and he reads the Bible aloud to me in bed. We have really become a lot closer lately. I know this is taking a huge toll on him, on all of us really. But this is bringing up memories of losing his mom. I keep reminding him that she was ready to go home to be with Christ. I know that Christ has more for me to do on this earth. This is just another bump in what has been a VERY bumpy road, that we have call our life! We have been through so much, losing his mom, my mom and her nuerofibromitosis, a miscarriage, losing our home, a surprise pregnancy at a very inopportune time in our lives and now cancer! What doesn't kill us, makes us stronger, right? Any ways, I got off track! Shocking, I know!! LOL!
During my treatment today, Dr. Panares walked into my private room (yes!!! I got the private room again!! (: ) He told us he had more good news! another test he does with the blood work (I am not sure what it is and if anyone out there knows, please comment! I think it has something to do with cancer proteins? I don't know) I was too out of it to ask what exactly the test was, but he said the numbers were going down and that is another sign that the cancer is shrinking!!!! Jon and I were very excited to hear this! He told us to have fun on our vacation and that he would see us when we got back!
Please pray that this time after Chemo would go as smoothly if not more smoothly than last time! We are leaving for vacation on soon and I want to be strong and over any kind of sickness by then! Please pray for Jon and my spirits, to keep the devil from playing mind tricks with us! We love you all very much and thank you so much for all your support!
Monday, August 1, 2011
Christianne's Fight Club
Aug 1st~ I found out a few days ago that my sister Betsy, cousin Melissa (from NC) and my aunt Sandi (from NC) designed and had t-shirts made to help raise money for my medical bills! I can't believe the out pouring of love from everyone, especially my family!! I am really overwhelmed by all the help and support people, even strangers are giving me and my family!
The shirts are $20, that includes shipping and everything. To purchase a shirt email christiannesfightclub@hotmail.com Sizes range from youth small to Adult 4XL! Please email Melissa or Betsy, at the email above, if you are interested with your address and size! Thanks!!
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