Radiology..................108th

So here I am today....... not ANY fun. I had a routine flush appointment at the Cancer Center. As they were injecting the saline, it hurt like hundreds of needles being stuck into my neck. They sent me down to Radiology... again. To make a long story short, I have a crack in the tube in my port that feeds into the Carotid Artery. They called and got me an appointment with my surgeon for Monday. Then get my bloodwork done at a different lab, since I could not get the labs done.

Back at the Cancer Center they were not able to flush out the contrast so they told me to pay attention to any unusual symptoms.

I am home now and just gave myself another injection. So once again another icky weekend.

Time keeps marching on.......107th complete

Time keeps marching on................
Very Slowly.

It seems like the more injections that I finish, the harder this is becoming. The muscle and joint pain has been very bad, I can handle the fever, headaches and fatigue. But the joint pain has been something I have not been able to accept. I think the hardest part is, most time the pain is so bad I cannot sleep. So it just seems like a vicious cycle with the pain and fatigue. I am so looking forward to someday getting a few hours of uninterrupted sleep without waking up in pain
So today I will continue on my Interferon Journey.
Hopefully the end will come soon.

37 injections left.....

Memorial Day 2009 ....REMEMBER

Memorial Day has become a day of picnics, parades and of course we cannot forget the day off from work "the unofficial" start of Summertime fun.

But I think we have forgotten the real reason this is a holiday. So below is my tribute to all those who have given so much, so we might enjoy the picnics, parades and the day off.

Please take a moment and reflect on this somber day.

3rd stanza of American the Beautiful:

O beautiful, for heroes proved

In liberating strife,

Who more than self their country loved

And mercy more than life!

America! America!

May God thy gold refine,

‘Til all success be nobleness, and ev’ry gain divine!

Memorial Day

PoemKelly Strong

I watched the flag pass by one day,

It fluttered in the breeze.

A young Marine saluted it,

And then he stood at ease..

I looked at him in uniform,

So young, so tall, so proud,

With hair cut square and eyes alert,

He'd stand out in any crowd.

I thought how many men like him

Had fallen through the years.

How many died on foreign soil

How many mothers’ tears?

How many pilots’ planes shot down?

How many died at sea

How many foxholes were soldiers’ graves?

No, freedom isn’t free.

I heard the sound of Taps one night,

When everything was still,

I listened to the bugler play

And felt a sudden chill.

I wondered just how many times

That Taps had meant “Amen,”

When a flag had draped a coffin.

Of a brother or a friend.

I thought of all the children,

Of the mothers and the wives,

Of fathers, sons and husbands

With interrupted lives.

I thought about a graveyard

At the bottom of the sea

Of unmarked graves in Arlington.

No, feedom isn’t free.

THANKYOU

102 last post .... for awhile

I think this is going to be my last post for awhile. I do not get any comments on my posts so I feel like this is probably a waste of time. I will occasionally check back and post once in a while. Thank you for those that have supported me.

Lynette

101 fever with a vengenance

My side effects have been brutal. Sometimes I think the only thing that keeps me going is knowing I only have 43 more injections left. It feels like the closer I get to being done, the harder it becomes. Tomorrow will be a better day. (I hope)

101 done .......43 to go

100

I think I should be more excited but all I can think about is there is still another 44 injections left to go. (very depressing). I know I need to be more optimistic about my treatment getting closer to being finished.

One more closer.................

99 ... happy mothers day!

I am a bit late wishing all my "Mommy" friends Happy Mothers Day!

I am so very blessed, to have the most wonderful kids & grand kids. Thanks for the wonderful day! Krystal, Cory, Kale, Lisa Ethan and Bryton. I could not be more blessed than to be honored to call you my kids!!!!

I have a new schedule for the next series of surgeries. The consult went very well and we had many questions answered. We will wait until after my treatment for the permanent fix. So in the mean time I will have another remove and replacement the end of June. Then a final removal the end of August. After a 30 day adjustment we will have the permanent surgery this will be a 3 to 4 day hospital stay. So it looks like we will be getting this done the beginning of October.

98.......

Boy are my side effects rough. I am not sure what the deal is, seems like I have a break from side effects and then after a while they hit with a vengeance. I am still suffering from a fever and terrible body aches..............such is the life of an interferon patient.

This morning we go to Philadelphia for an appointment with another specialist, (urology). We will see if he can fix my kidney permanent. I am not sure if he will want to wait until I finish with my cancer treatment or do yet another surgery. So it will be interesting to see what this consult brings.

98 done ........ 46 to go

97 over.................

Did I tell you I am tired of the rain?

Well I am I NEED sunshine! I suppose you guessed it... it is still raining. The weather matches my mood. The side effects are not good same as always... I need some sunshine in my health too. soon...very soon (I keep telling myself)

97 done.....................47 to go

95 & 96............2/3rds there!!!

I am pretty late posting I suffered from some pretty severe side effects on Thursday night and Friday. I had a fever and terrible nausea. As soon as I feel like I can track my side effects and learn to monitor them. They do something totally out of pattern. Well Friday was a bad day and as soon as I started feeling a bit normal. It was time for another injection. But on the up side Today I am 2/3 through my treatment.. HOORAY! This is the beginning of Melanoma National Awareness Month . Trust me if anyone reads my blog and chooses not to use sun block (especially people under 18) you are flirting with a horrible consequence. And don't think it cannot happen to you, it happened to me and has not only turned my life upside down but everyone I care about too. It does not just affect you but your friends, family, co-workers. Please - PREVENT SUNBURNS and over exposure!
OK I will get off my soap box. But I only say these things because I care, and trust me this is not a fun thing to endure. With the onset of summer and fun in the sun, please remember to apply sunblock.


96 down........48 to go