Fun Week-end

Friday I had a Dr. appointment with my oncologist.  As usual, Abby and I waited in the room for him for over 2 hours.  Once he did come in, he told me everything looked good, he was going to keep me off the one chemo till we got my nose bleeds under control and that was it!!!  Oh yea, I did have to get a shot to boost my white blood cells.  Abby and I then went shopping for awhile then I went home.   Later that night, Bob and I went out to dinner.  Saturday was cold so there was no yard work to be done.  Instead I cleaned some in the house.  I went to a wedding in the afternoon and later that evening Bob and I went to the reception and had a wonderful time.  Sunday is here and we got up and did alot of running around, Home Depot, Sams Club, Meijers and the best stop of all, Weigands Nursery, where I bought an new hosta to add to the gardens.  Doing some laundry, going to have a wonderful dinner, family coming from out of town on tuesday....looking good till Friday, when I have chemo again.  Countdown has begun..10 more treatments......................  Hoping the weather improves soon...need and want to get outside and start working.     Marcia

Scope

At least today's post is a little more light hearted!  I've been having alot of trouble swallowing the past few months and the Dr. thought it might be related to the new chemo I'm on.  So off today Bob and I go for a scope of my esophagus.  My appointment was for 11:00 am but they called and asked if I could come in earlier, say 10:30.  We get there and I don't get called back till 11:45............

Since I've been sick with the chemo from friday I haven't had much to eat or drink the past 4-5 days except rice and bananas, and not liquids at all since last night midnight.........Once back the one nurse blew the vein in my hand, so they had the anesthesiologist try the other one.  After two attempts he got it and then fist pumped the air and said, " Yes, I did it".  He also told me he was going to put me to sleep and I wouldn't feel anything, but the Dr. would talk to me before my colonoscopy!!!   Ah yea I'm having an endoscopy....my throat not colon.   He said, "Let me see your wrist band" and then , "Oh yea, endoscopy".   On the way into the room the nurses admired my shirt and shoes and asked where I'd gotten them, that they really like them.   LOL  After the procedure when I woke up I asked the nurse taking care of me, "Do I still have my clothes and shoes on?"

Needless to say we left and headed for the chinese restaurant to get some FOOD.....   I get to do this all over again in 3 weeks..the opening from my esophagus is closing at the stomach and they are stretching it out so I can swallow and eat without throwing up.

So you see, I do have an interesting life that gets crazier as all this goes on, I still have my sense of humor, if not I'd be a real hot mess...life goes on and I look forward to the adventures that are laying await for me......

  

Belated Easter Wishes

Abby & Dan are off enjoying the sunshine in Mexico and I'm not feeling very well so it wasn't a very "happy" Easter.  Mom, Bob & I had dinner at Roxanne's with her family, which was very nice, lots of good food and Riley was so very cute.  Hated to dine and dash, but just not feeling right and wanted to get back home and in my pj's and relax.

I had thought that putting me on lower doses of chemo and taking me off one completely would of made this cycle a breeze.  I was feeling bad friday and still feel that way today..monday.  Can't really put my finger on what doesn't feel right, I'm pretty shaky and feel slightly nauseated and so very tired.  Taking anti-anxiety meds and nausea meds for now and trying to be really careful with what I eat......I have another round of chemo this friday, only one so hopefully it will be ok.

I'm once again trying my hardest to look at this in a positive way, that I hopefully have only 11 treatments left and then will be on a maintenance program.  I met a woman at a garage sale the other day who has lymphoma and her and I were talking about always looking over your shoulder cuz you never know when it's going to show up again and the constant fear you live with, thou it will always be with me.  Waiting for the warmer weather to come back to Michigan, always found it peaceful to work out in my gardens and dig in the dirt.  Thank-you for all the wonderful cards that have been sent  with the beautiful messages. Hoping everyone had a wonderful holiday with family and friends.                   Love, Marcia