Hello...
Well, thanks to all your prayers my second round of the new Chemo went well.
The blood tests were a "little low" on potassium, but all I needed to do was take a pill to boost it before the Chemo. I didn't even need to have the shot bomb attached to go off tomorrow, because my immune system is not way too low like it was in the last round.
We had a nice drive over the pass in the morning again. There was even a little snow coming down. The trees are always extra beautiful to me with the dusting of fresh snow on them.
Keep the prayers coming... they are being answered, and I appreciate them so much.
God Bless You All,
Marilyn
Friday, May 27, 2016
Saturday, May 21, 2016
Starting of New Round of Chemo
Second round of Chemo is off to a good start, but it was a long day. I started the treatments at 9:30 AM and didn't finish until 3:30 PM.
I got three different Chemo infusions, along with other infusions to help with side effects. They monitored me very closely to make sure I didn't have any bad effects from the new treatments. After one infusion they even waited an hour before giving me the next one. All went well.
I got to spend time reading, played some solitaire, and beat Gary at 2 games of Cribbage :) . We also got a visit from the hospital Chaplin. He was a very nice man, and we had a good visit.
When we came over the pass on Thursday there was fresh snow on the trees at the side of the road. It was snowing lightly, and was beautiful. On the way we noticed that Chinook Pass was also open now, so we went up to check it out. It looked good, and actually it didn't have as much snow as we thought it would.
We also got to spend Thursday night with some of our friends, and another couple came over too. We had a good visit, good food, and I also got some of my favorite ginger cookies to bring home. :)
Once again, thank you all for your prayers for me along this journey; they are truly appreciated.
May God bless you,
Marilyn
I got three different Chemo infusions, along with other infusions to help with side effects. They monitored me very closely to make sure I didn't have any bad effects from the new treatments. After one infusion they even waited an hour before giving me the next one. All went well.
I got to spend time reading, played some solitaire, and beat Gary at 2 games of Cribbage :) . We also got a visit from the hospital Chaplin. He was a very nice man, and we had a good visit.
When we came over the pass on Thursday there was fresh snow on the trees at the side of the road. It was snowing lightly, and was beautiful. On the way we noticed that Chinook Pass was also open now, so we went up to check it out. It looked good, and actually it didn't have as much snow as we thought it would.
We also got to spend Thursday night with some of our friends, and another couple came over too. We had a good visit, good food, and I also got some of my favorite ginger cookies to bring home. :)
Once again, thank you all for your prayers for me along this journey; they are truly appreciated.
May God bless you,
Marilyn
Doctor Visit and Test Results
Thursday my visit with the Doctor went well.
I got the results back for my echo-cardiogram, and they were good. My heart function is actually a little above normal, so that is very good. Some of the valves show some mild regurgitation, and I show borderline pulmonary hypertension, but the Doctor said they didn't present any problems currently. (I think some of the valve things are part of my family genetics).
They did my normal blood work plus about 5 more tests. Thee results on the ones they normally do were all good enough to start on my new round of Chemo treatments. The other results weren't back yet, so the Doctor will get back to us if there is any concern on them.
Your prayers are being answered, and I thank you.
Marilyn
I got the results back for my echo-cardiogram, and they were good. My heart function is actually a little above normal, so that is very good. Some of the valves show some mild regurgitation, and I show borderline pulmonary hypertension, but the Doctor said they didn't present any problems currently. (I think some of the valve things are part of my family genetics).
They did my normal blood work plus about 5 more tests. Thee results on the ones they normally do were all good enough to start on my new round of Chemo treatments. The other results weren't back yet, so the Doctor will get back to us if there is any concern on them.
Your prayers are being answered, and I thank you.
Marilyn
Tuesday, May 10, 2016
Yesterdays Dr Visit
Yesterday doctor's visit went well and was very informative.
My blood tests show my red blood cell count still on the low side but not critical. I will start taking iron pills to help raise the count.
My new chemo treatments will be every week for 12 weeks. They are 3 different types of chemo that will be given in 3 week cycles. The 1st week I will get all three types, so that will be the hardest week on all my cells. The other 2 weeks I will get just 1 type of chemo. My oncologist told me that I will be receiving chemo treatments that will attack the type of cancer I have, HER2, directly because of the type of cells surrounding the tumor and not affect my non cancerous cells. This will happen on week 2 and 3 of the cycles.
One of the things they we are monitoring is how my heart reacts to the treatments. So before I start the next round of treatment they will be giving me another Echo Cardiogram test. That will be happening this week and then the following week I should be starting back on the Chemo treatments. Chemo is very hard on a person's heart so they need to check it out every 3 months.
Thank all of you for your prayers, thoughts, call and cards.
God Bless You,
Marilyn
PS Cayuse pass is now open so now it is only a 2 hour trip in instead of 2 1/2 hour trip and it is a very beautiful drive though the mountains.
My blood tests show my red blood cell count still on the low side but not critical. I will start taking iron pills to help raise the count.
My new chemo treatments will be every week for 12 weeks. They are 3 different types of chemo that will be given in 3 week cycles. The 1st week I will get all three types, so that will be the hardest week on all my cells. The other 2 weeks I will get just 1 type of chemo. My oncologist told me that I will be receiving chemo treatments that will attack the type of cancer I have, HER2, directly because of the type of cells surrounding the tumor and not affect my non cancerous cells. This will happen on week 2 and 3 of the cycles.
One of the things they we are monitoring is how my heart reacts to the treatments. So before I start the next round of treatment they will be giving me another Echo Cardiogram test. That will be happening this week and then the following week I should be starting back on the Chemo treatments. Chemo is very hard on a person's heart so they need to check it out every 3 months.
Thank all of you for your prayers, thoughts, call and cards.
God Bless You,
Marilyn
PS Cayuse pass is now open so now it is only a 2 hour trip in instead of 2 1/2 hour trip and it is a very beautiful drive though the mountains.
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