I’m back!! My port is gone! Don’t even remember it. When I had it put in, I was vaguely aware but not this time. I had a nice turkey sandwich, some vanilla wafers and a banana waiting for me.
AND…
Great news! I called the community care office at the VA earlier yesterday and the authorization for oncology and the one for the plastic surgeon have both been approved. Woohoo!!
I thought I should post a more comprehensive recap of my recovery, so here goes. I’m continuing to get the chemo injections every 3 weeks. However, we’ve run into some problems with the hormone suppression medication. The first one I was on from April 20 to July 2. It was causing me to have difficulties speaking. It felt like my lips and tongue weren’t connecting with my brain. Went to the ER and they did a full workup, everything was fine.
On July 8 I started my 2nd type of hormone suppression medication and at exactly one week after taking it, the speech difficulties began again. So we stopped that medication and tried a 3rd one. After about a week, I updated my oncologist’s office that I was still having speech difficulties so they had me stop it until I see my oncologist on the 19th.
Here’s how long I was on each medication:
So I had about a week’s break from each of them before trying a new one. I have no idea what my oncologist will recommend when I see her next.
Meanwhile, I’ve had a sinus infection and walking pneumonia (not at the same time.)
I also found out that when I have my surgery in September the first week will be an exclusion week by my short-term disability. So I’ll only get paid for one week of the two I’ll be off. Please continue to share my fundraiser as I have many more tests and my surgery to get through.
Thank you so much for all your support!! It means the world to me and my family.
Sunday:
Just a quick little update. I rested in bed all day yesterday. I had to resist the pull of the craft room, lol. I spiked a temperature of 101. The on call oncologist said to alternate ibuprofen and Tylenol if I had trouble breaking the fever. The fever actually went up after my initial dose of Tylenol, so a little while later, I took ibuprofen and the fever slowly came down. I think I’m getting better because I was able to go downstairs to let the dogs out where yesterday, Kenn did all of that. Today will be another at home day, no church for me 🙁
I’m concerned Kenn might be getting sick too because he’s got this weird little cough like I had last Tuesday. Please remember him in your prayers too.
As always, thank you so much for your good wishes and prayers. They mean a lot to us.
Monday:
We’re good. Kenn has a little cough like I had when this started. Hoping it doesn’t progress anymore. I felt a lot better yesterday and so far today it’s good. Got some energy but this cough is killer. It hurts pretty bad when I cough. Looking forward to it being gone.
