Hello everyone--
Well, I'm home from the hospital. The surgeon was very pleased. It went very smoothly. The surgeon was wonderful. He said that with the toe gone, it should help to give my body's immune system a boost. I felt so blessed to have had my friend Tom watching over me (even though he was way too busy in OB that day).
I had to have my little mourning cry at 3:30 am when they changed the dressing and I had the first look at the foot without a big toe, but I got over it. It was nice to wake up with no pain, although the pain started in yesterday about 11:30 am. I'm dealing with it, and am sure it is going to get better and better each day. I have to heal so I can be well enough to take my 30 Chamber Singers to Disneyland April 3-5. I'm going to try to get back to school either Monday or Tuesday with my little scooter to move around the classroom. Amanda loves the scooter, and wants to have scooter races with me--well I'm not quite ready for that yet :) I also want to get in to see at least the second weekend of performances of our musical, Bye Bye Birdie.
I thank each and every one of you for the support, love and especially prayers, because I couldn't have asked for an easier experience, and I know that is what helped. Thanks also for all the encouraging emails!
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Hi everyone--
Well, it looks like after five months of extreme pain, I will be going in to San Ramon once again on Thursday morning (3/19) to finally have this toe amputated. Hopefully the pain will be gone soon afterward. Please do keep me in your prayers for a successful surgery and quick recovery. I should be released the following morning. Thank you so much for all your prayers and encouraging emails. They really help. I apologize that I can't figure out how to respond to those of you that leave comments on this blog. I know--sad.
Well, it looks like after five months of extreme pain, I will be going in to San Ramon once again on Thursday morning (3/19) to finally have this toe amputated. Hopefully the pain will be gone soon afterward. Please do keep me in your prayers for a successful surgery and quick recovery. I should be released the following morning. Thank you so much for all your prayers and encouraging emails. They really help. I apologize that I can't figure out how to respond to those of you that leave comments on this blog. I know--sad.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Hi Everyone--
Thank God I have good news to report on the PET scan. No new growth. The main tumor is still undetectable and in regression. The only very small bit of not-so-great news was that one of the two spots on my lung they have been tracking since the beginning had a very slight growth in size, BUT all of the spots are showing very little activity! The other spot remained the same, along with all the others. God is so good and I am so grateful!
I also met with the surgeon about my toe and liked him very much. We're trying to get a date on the calendar for the surgery. Of course it's difficult scheduling around my life with our musical opening in one week and a tour to Disneyland in three weeks. After the surgery is over, I will go back to meet with my oncologist to see about most likely restarting chemo with a different drug. If we do, I will lose my hair again. Oh well, not as scary this time--I love my wigs! Thank you all so much for your prayers. I really do feel them! I couldn't get through this without your amazing support.
Thank God I have good news to report on the PET scan. No new growth. The main tumor is still undetectable and in regression. The only very small bit of not-so-great news was that one of the two spots on my lung they have been tracking since the beginning had a very slight growth in size, BUT all of the spots are showing very little activity! The other spot remained the same, along with all the others. God is so good and I am so grateful!
I also met with the surgeon about my toe and liked him very much. We're trying to get a date on the calendar for the surgery. Of course it's difficult scheduling around my life with our musical opening in one week and a tour to Disneyland in three weeks. After the surgery is over, I will go back to meet with my oncologist to see about most likely restarting chemo with a different drug. If we do, I will lose my hair again. Oh well, not as scary this time--I love my wigs! Thank you all so much for your prayers. I really do feel them! I couldn't get through this without your amazing support.
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Hi everyone--
Thank you so much for the prayers, because I got great news, in that they are only going to have to amputate the toe. The circulation issue is not affecting my feet or legs! In fact he said that there is even quite a bit of circulation in that toe, but thinks there must be a clot half way down my toe that is causing this. So, I am supposed to get a recommendation for a good orthopaedic surgeon and get the surgery scheduled right away. As far as the rest of my health, I will call tomorrow to schedule a PET scan (hopefully for next week). I still need those prayers, because I'm hoping for good results there too. We are hoping the spots have decreased in activity (or maybe they don't have any activity at all) so that we can maybe stop chemo, but that is a long shot. Anyway, when we get the results we will be able to make an educated decision on where to go next. Thank you so much for everything!
Thank you so much for the prayers, because I got great news, in that they are only going to have to amputate the toe. The circulation issue is not affecting my feet or legs! In fact he said that there is even quite a bit of circulation in that toe, but thinks there must be a clot half way down my toe that is causing this. So, I am supposed to get a recommendation for a good orthopaedic surgeon and get the surgery scheduled right away. As far as the rest of my health, I will call tomorrow to schedule a PET scan (hopefully for next week). I still need those prayers, because I'm hoping for good results there too. We are hoping the spots have decreased in activity (or maybe they don't have any activity at all) so that we can maybe stop chemo, but that is a long shot. Anyway, when we get the results we will be able to make an educated decision on where to go next. Thank you so much for everything!
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Hi all--
I just wanted to update you. Early tomorrow morning (Thursday) I will be having an angiogram as the last test before they make a final decision on my toe. I'm praying the circulation is good everywhere else, because as of now they plan to amputate my right big toe. There is always the chance though, that if they find more circulation problems, they have to amputate more than just the toe. I don't even want to think about losing a foot or leg (one or both), so please send me all the prayers you can. Thanks so much!
I just wanted to update you. Early tomorrow morning (Thursday) I will be having an angiogram as the last test before they make a final decision on my toe. I'm praying the circulation is good everywhere else, because as of now they plan to amputate my right big toe. There is always the chance though, that if they find more circulation problems, they have to amputate more than just the toe. I don't even want to think about losing a foot or leg (one or both), so please send me all the prayers you can. Thanks so much!
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