|
Re: I am still at the hospital..
Beans
Thank you so much for the update! You have been on my mind and in my prayers nonstop! How sweet are you to think of us when you'e feeling so crappy?!
No wonder so many of us love you, and are worried when we don't hear!
I'm sorry you had such a bad reaction to your last treatment...but I'm glad your pain is managed.
I know, you know this already...but please don't trust what you read on the web too fully. Lots of it doesn't apply to us individually...and some of it is just wrong.
And besides...
your are Full of Beans...
warrior...
dog-mom...
winner of many battles...
beloved friend...
beater of odds...
defy-er of statistics...
so uniquely strong, much admired, and equipped to kick cancer to the curb...AGAIN!
The internet doesn't know any of that!
It's easy for me to say, from thousands of miles away, but...Try not to let these latest hurdles drag you down.
Like Bonnie says, "Keep the faith"! Let all of us lift you in prayer. And lean heavily on God.
Let your friends who are lucky enough to be nearby support you.
Let your care team pamper you. Don't be brave about the side effects...tell them about everything so they can make you comfortable and manage the symptoms! Remember!! Comfort is a right, not a privilege!!
FOB, I hope you can feel the glow of all the love we're sending you. And, I hope it helps you stay strong, both spiritually and physically. Please try to check in again soon to let us know how you're doing.
Lifting you again in prayer...and sending warm, healing energy your way...
Denise
__________________
1/11-needle biopsy
2/11-Lumpectomy/axillary node dissection - Stage 3c, ER/PR-14/17 nodes
3/11 - Post-op staph infection,cellulitis, lymphedema,seroma,ARRRGH!
4/12/11-A/C x 4, then T/H x 4, H only,Q3 weeks
8/26/11 finished Taxol!!!
10/7/11 mastectomy/DIEP recon
11/11 radiation x28
1/12/12 1st CANCER-VERSARY!
1/12 Low EF/Herceptin "Holiday" :(
2/12 EF up - Back on Herceptin, heart meds
4/2/1212 surgery to repair separated incision from DIEP recon
6/8/12 Return to work :)
6/17/12 Fall, shatter wrist,surgery to repair/insert plate :(
7/10/12 last Herceptin
7/23/12 Brain Mets %$&#! 3cm and 1cm
8/10/12 Gamma knife surgery, LOTS of steroids;start H/Tykerb
8/23/12 Back to work
12/20/12 Injure back-3 weeks in wheel chair
1/12/13 2nd CANCER-VERSARY!
1/14/13 herniate disk in back - surgery to repair
1/27/13 Radiation necrosis - edema in brain - back on steroids - but not back to work - off balance, poor cordination in right arm
5/3/13 Start Avastin to shrink necrosis
5/10/13 begin weaning steroids
6/18/13 Brain MRI - Avastin seems to be working!
6/20/13 quarterly CT - chest, abdomen, pelvis - All Clear!
7/5/13 finally off steroids!!
7/7/13 joined the ranks of the CHEMO NINJAS I am now Tekuto Ki Ariku cancer assassin!
7/13/13 Symptoms return - back on steroids
7/26/13 Back on Avastin - try again!
8/26/13 Not ready to return to classroom yet :( But I CAN walk without holding onto things! :)
9/9/13 Brain MRI - fingers crossed
“ Life is a grindstone, and whether it grinds you down or polishes you up is for you, and you alone, to decide. ” – Cavett Robert
|