Faithfully Fighting

I know I’ve been neglecting my blog.  I don’t have a really good excuse, just regular ones that anyone can pull out of a hat and use, so take your pick and fill in the blanks.

I went for chemo treatment on 8/7 and my oncologist wanted to wait another week for chemo, because it had only been a week since my surgery and he wanted my body to recover, so he just gave me Herceptin treatment alone (see http://www.herceptin.com/metastatic/what-is/how-does-it-work.jsp for info on why this isn’t chemo but on my treatment regime).  It was interesting because I think I discovered that my eye twitching is actually the Herceptin and not the chemo.   It was a good weekend, and Mom and Dad took Kathryn (she wants us to call her Kathryn now instead of Katie) and I to cousin Kaytlin’s swimming birthday party.  We had a really good time.

I was able to work 8/11-13 and then I had chemo/Herceptin treatment on 8/14.  It was a little tougher than I expected (of course I usually expect to breeze through –why I have no idea).  It hit me earlier this time, Friday night/Sat morning and it hit with the dreaded diverticulitus.  As I’ve mentioned before, I didn’t even know I had diverticulitus (or arthritis) until I started chemo.  To those of you who don’t know, diverticulitus pain is really bad.  I would describe it as early labor pains that don’t let up.  Sorry guys, I got nothing to help you get it, unless you been there.  So I don’t labor the point let’s just say I haven’t been able to go to work (barely able to get off the couch, walk to Mom and Dad’s, eat solid food) all week.  I’ve been on pain medicine (which I hate!), and antibiotics to keep it from turning into an infection.  Today I am feeling better, the pain is down to a dull thud in one spot, much more manageable.

Ok, that’s enough about pain.  I have a couple of things I really want to mention for prayer.  The first is my sweet Pete’s Mom, Loretta, is in the hospital.  She’s had a stroke and although she is recovering very well I would really appreciate it if you keep her in our prayers for a swift recovery.  The other thing is me again (oh, brother), I’ve got a CT Scan scheduled for next Tuesday, 8/26.  We are checking the liver metastistized spots (every 2 months-for shrinkage), and just as a precautions checking my head for brain spots.  I’m not expecting anything in the head (literally), my doctor isn’t either, it’s just the chemo has left me with some tingling in my fingers and foot on the left side and because it’s all on one side he just wants to check (since we’re going to be scanning anyway, why not!).  As review the most common places for breast cancer to metastize is: lungs, bone, liver, and brain (today is the educational blog).  I’m also praying about a work related decision that I don’t really want to go into, but I would appreciate prayer for them.

Wow, now aren’t you glad I haven’t blogged in 3 weeks.  I’ve bogged you down with prayer requests and information that I’ve been saving up.  God Bless you all for keeping up with me.  I know this has been a long haul all ready, but don’t forget we are going for a record. J 

Love always,

Lynn

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