I know it's been a while. These past two weeks have been extremely tough. Coming out of a very stressful last three weeks of school, I ended up in the ER the day after graduation. I went back three more times that same week. It turned out I had a lung infection and a UTI. I'm on so many meds right now I can't believe it, but most of them will run out in a few days. I've just been sleeping away the past two weeks. The good news was that while I was in the ER they took a CT scan of my abdomen/pelvis and all was clear. The scan also caught the bottom of my chest, and when they compared it, it was exactly the same.
This chemo drug I've been on (Taxol) really took a huge toll on my body. I cannot tolerate it. My hands ended up with a horrible rash that burned and itched horribly. It gave me continuous body pains (muscles and bones) than nothing would help. There are so many other things I could go on and on. Anyway, I'm going to have a PET scan probably next week to make sure there is nothing of any urgency right now, so I can concentrate on getting strong for my voice surgery at Stanford on July 24th. I just can't wait. It will be a 2-3 hour surgery where they will rotate my left vocal cord and may also borrow a nerve from another place in my neck if necessary. I'll be at Stanford at least overnight, if not two nights. He says I'll be able to talk right away, but the voice will sound strained until the swelling inside goes down.
When I recover from the surgery, the plan (pending PET results) is to go back to chemo, this time on the drug Doxil.
Sometime in all this mess I've got an 8th birthday party to plan for Amanda, so please pray for strength! I cannot thank you all enough for your prayers and support.