Thoughts, Praises and an IMPORTANT Request...
Thought I'd post just a little update, and shamelessly ask for you to join my TEAM this October (see below)!!
I think back to this time last year and I'm amazed at how my life is different. Last year, on June 29th, my world changed forever. I was in the depths of despair. Today, I'm happy, as healthy as I can be after what I've been through, and getting better each day. If you had told me on this day a year ago what I was about to go through I wouldn't have believed you. All in all, I have been very blessed though. I never required hospitalization during 4 months of very strong chemo and managed to come away without neuropathy or major heart damage. I sailed through 3 surgeries without complications and radiation without debilitating side effects or burns. Don't get me wrong, there were days I felt worse than I ever have in my life and days when I was in so much pain and so tired I could barely move, but it was all temporary. On the worst days, as I drifted in and out of miserable sleep, whispering prayers for relief, I felt the prayers of the ones I love as they spoke my name to the Father. I know He heard your prayers and answered them.
My visit with the Oncologist last week went very well. He explained the echocardiogram findings a little better and basically told me my heart was doing fine. He said there was a very tiny change in the ejection fraction, most likely caused by the chemo, but not enough to really be worried about. The very small dose of heart meds they have me on now should keep that from getting any worse. I felt so much better after speaking with him. My bloodwork looked good. I am a little low on white blood cells at the moment as I have been fighting a sinus and ear infection and on antibiotics for two weeks. He said the virus that started it all was to blame for that. So my immune system is a little low right now and I am doing my best to be careful. I will see my Oncologist again in three months.
Tuesday, I had a bone density scan. This measures how strong your bones are. Because I am now "estrogen-free", I am at higher risk for osteoporosis. They wanted to get a baseline so they can measure it in the future and be sure I'm not losing bone. I've always had very strong bones, thankfully.
I've been on a diet and have lost about 8lbs so far. I'm not in a hurry and some days I cheat but I have steadily lost over the last 2 months and my clothes are getting looser. It may take me a while but I'd rather do it slowly because some days you just NEED a milkshake! :)
This October I am doing the "Run for the Ta Tas"! I will be WALKING the 5K! I need all the support and cheering on I can get, so if you'd like to be on my team, Zoo York, then PLEASE sign up and do this with me!! You can walk! A 5K is only 3.1 miles. Dress in your hottest pink and join me at Mayfair in front of the movie theater at 8:00am on October 5th!! CLICK HERE TO REGISTER AND JOIN MY TEAM!!!!
Today's Prayer Requests:
I think back to this time last year and I'm amazed at how my life is different. Last year, on June 29th, my world changed forever. I was in the depths of despair. Today, I'm happy, as healthy as I can be after what I've been through, and getting better each day. If you had told me on this day a year ago what I was about to go through I wouldn't have believed you. All in all, I have been very blessed though. I never required hospitalization during 4 months of very strong chemo and managed to come away without neuropathy or major heart damage. I sailed through 3 surgeries without complications and radiation without debilitating side effects or burns. Don't get me wrong, there were days I felt worse than I ever have in my life and days when I was in so much pain and so tired I could barely move, but it was all temporary. On the worst days, as I drifted in and out of miserable sleep, whispering prayers for relief, I felt the prayers of the ones I love as they spoke my name to the Father. I know He heard your prayers and answered them.
My visit with the Oncologist last week went very well. He explained the echocardiogram findings a little better and basically told me my heart was doing fine. He said there was a very tiny change in the ejection fraction, most likely caused by the chemo, but not enough to really be worried about. The very small dose of heart meds they have me on now should keep that from getting any worse. I felt so much better after speaking with him. My bloodwork looked good. I am a little low on white blood cells at the moment as I have been fighting a sinus and ear infection and on antibiotics for two weeks. He said the virus that started it all was to blame for that. So my immune system is a little low right now and I am doing my best to be careful. I will see my Oncologist again in three months.
Tuesday, I had a bone density scan. This measures how strong your bones are. Because I am now "estrogen-free", I am at higher risk for osteoporosis. They wanted to get a baseline so they can measure it in the future and be sure I'm not losing bone. I've always had very strong bones, thankfully.
I've been on a diet and have lost about 8lbs so far. I'm not in a hurry and some days I cheat but I have steadily lost over the last 2 months and my clothes are getting looser. It may take me a while but I'd rather do it slowly because some days you just NEED a milkshake! :)
This October I am doing the "Run for the Ta Tas"! I will be WALKING the 5K! I need all the support and cheering on I can get, so if you'd like to be on my team, Zoo York, then PLEASE sign up and do this with me!! You can walk! A 5K is only 3.1 miles. Dress in your hottest pink and join me at Mayfair in front of the movie theater at 8:00am on October 5th!! CLICK HERE TO REGISTER AND JOIN MY TEAM!!!!
Today's Prayer Requests:
- Praise for what God has brought me through this past year!
- Pray that I will continue to get stronger and healthier.
- Pray for me as I prepare to do the Run for the Ta Tas in October. Thus far I have only managed to walk about 1.5 miles before I give out.
- Pray that my heart will continue to strengthen and remain stable and that the cancer will be gone forever!
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