Finally! Some good news!!!! (The first in two weeks.)
My bone scan and CT scan were clear! Which means...the cancer has not spread to anywhere else in my body!!!!! Hallelujah!
Thank you all so much for praying so hard. I could not have taken much more. Relief. Relief. Relief.
Our Oncologist laid out the plan for us yesterday, with the stipulation that these tests came back clear. If they had indicated cancer elsewhere, then there would have been a different plan with different goals. And so, I can't believe that I am saying that I am now thrilled to be getting me some chemo next week. Yay! Woo hoo! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
Because I have an aggressive form of cancer, I am, of course, lucky enough to receive an aggressive form of treatment. So aggressive, they will be checking my heart today to make sure it can handle it. Say what?! Joy.
Tomorrow I will have a port "placed". (Ha! Minor surgery, people.) Then, I have two days of attempting to feel normal, followed by my first treatment on Monday, which consists of three (three!) different chemo drugs. Apparently, I can expect to feel sick for 3-4 days after that. On Thursday I go for yet another chemo drug, which apparently is not "so bad". Then the following week my immune system will be down and so I can expect to be very tired. The third week, I should feel a lot better. And, then we start the process over again. We will do this for 12 weeks, also known as four courses. After that, I get to go in once a week for another new chemo drug for an additional 12 weeks. Spectacular. BRING. IT. ON! This all should hopefully shrink the tumor down, pull it away from my chest wall, and allow for surgery to take place.
Keep praying! Thank you!!!!!
Hi Kelly! Woohoo! (Not for the chemo, but so glad to hear that it has not spread :) Please let me know if we can make any meals for you and your family, so that you can just rest and take care of yourself. (My friend Ashley Sportel, who also goes to your church, said that she would like to make some meals for your family too.) They could be freezer meals or whatever you'd like.
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Wendy
So when do we start the weekly chemo parties with you??? Although I'm sure they have to be "dry" events...we'll make the party fun. Well, that's my lame attempt at humor anyway. I heard about the good news today from Jenny and I am so happy to hear about the clear scan, the prayers are definitely working. And trust me, I've asked some great sources to pray for you (including myself). I hope if nothing else, we can try to bring some (what) normalcy and fun into your life during this crazy ride we're on....As weird as it may sound to some people, I totally understand what you mean about being excited to start chemo, if I were faced with the alternative to not doing it...I'd say bring it ON too. Love you and glad your spirits are up, you are so strong. also I was thinking as a fun game we can think of other things DFTBA stands for, we can start with DO FIGHT THE BREAST ALIEN.
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Steph
Damn Frakkin' Ta-Tas Bringing Angst :-)
ReplyDeleteI racked my brain for a long time to come up with one better than that, and that one takes the cake! The only lame one I could come up with was Don't Fear the Bad Adriamycin. But I'm not even sure you're going to be on that...plus we should be a little afraid of it. Good night!
ReplyDeleteSo glad to hear it has not spread. Continuing to keep you in my prayers.
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