Well It's Official I Have Cancer

Tuesday, July 25, 2006
Well Tomorrow is a big Day!
Tomorrow I go for my Mediport and the rest of the stuff. Getting a bit scared but ok I guess.
No eating, drinking or smoking after 12 midnight. Been there done that it get easier each time I have to do it....lol
Family will be there that's a big plus and glad for it. Done a lot of praying and tonight I will be praying for all the folks that are going to be cutting and poking around on me and the nurses and anyone else I have to come in contact with... Lord please let this day be their best day at work. I will also be praying the Chemo doesn't freak me out as well...hehe.
Dear Lord for anyone going the Cancer right now I would pray for your grace, strenght and all the power you can give us to fight this thing. I will do the best I can on my side and the rest I leave in your Hands O Lord. Thank you for all your blessings big and small and that people everwhere turn to you dear Lord and believe you and your words. I trust in you and believe in you dear Lord as my Savior and God. Amen

Wednesday, July 26, 2006
I HAVE CANCER ON THE RUN!!!
Well I arrived at the hopital at 6:30 am ready to fight. I was in excellent spirits. Surgery started at about 7:45 am took about 20 mins. for the Mediport implant and woke up with in recovery feeling rather good. I had to wait for a room half the day but that I was patient...lol. Got to my room around 4 pm. Eat some supper. Then they time came for a sampling of my Rituxan they gave me some tylenol in pill form and some benadryl interavenous waited a while for that to kick in then they started the Rituxan I received about 100 mg. for about an hour and a half. Everything went well got a bit of a warm feeling but when the drug was over and removed I got the worst chills I ever remember having. I finally fell a sleep that was about 8:30 pm and I woke up around about 10:20 pm that same night and felt great. I was really strange to feel so good. So I personally called that a good day.

Thursday, July 27, 2006
THURSDAY ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL DAY!!!
Well today was another great day I received the rest of my Rituxan about 780 mg. I didn't have any other reaction but a slight warm sensation and when it was over no chills what so ever. This took all together about 5 hours I believe. I even had my lunch during the the Chemo and still I felt great. I have had so many people praying for me and I just know that I trusted in God to get me through this and said I can do nothing and I turn over all my worries to you God and here we go. And he was with me the whole time and I had no fears I felt peaceful and even happy. The people at the hospital, the nurses, the staff folks were excellent in everyway, there wasn't one person in that whole hospital that wasn't a team player and the greatest at telling everystep what was about to happen at any given moment. The gave me resources out the ying yang.
To the Staff, Doctors, Nurses, employees of Lewisville Medical Center I salute you...they are the most caring and wonderful people to have looking out for ya. To Annie and Kay :), God Bless you ladies for all you did in helping me feel at ease and getting me through CHEMO with flying colors.
Another very successfull Day...Yahooooooooo.

Friday, July 28, 2006
FRIDAY THE DAY OF 3 DRUGS!!!
Well today was going to start early or so we thought so I could possibly go home early. But there was a hitch. Seemed that there were 3 other people having Chemo that day and so I would be late in getting my last 3 drugs going for the day but we finally started around 1pm.
I was first given a bag of a mixture of Desamethasone and Ondansetron (Zofran) first I believe then I also took 5x20=100mg of Prednzone tablets which I will also take for the next 4 days too. After a while I was given an injection of Vincristin which didn't take long, then the next thing I was given was called Doxorubicin (Adriamycine) it's a reddish drug that took about 45 mins. Then the last thing I was given was Cytoxan (Cyclophosphamide) that took little bit over 2 hours to complete. I was still feeling great I got through a few minutes before for supper came and the nurse said if I didn't get sick by 6:30 pm I was out of the there ...and I was like yessssssssssssss I am going home.
Well my mom was there with me through that whole time and she was a great distraction and comfort to me. We sat that counting down the minutes and praying I would get sick and I didn't. 6:30 pm came and Annie popped back in and said your going home sweetie. And I can tell you I started packing at 5:45 pm cause I knew I was going home.
Again all I can say is a great big THANK YOU TO ALL THE FOLKS AT LEWISVILLIE MEDICAL CENTER. YOU FOLKS ARE THE GREATEST, MOST EXCELLENT, WONDERFUL PEOPLE I COULD HAVE EVER HOPED IN MAKING MY STAY A GREAT SUCCESS. THANKS A MILLION.

Saturday, July 29, 2006
Next will come the Hair Loss Joy Joy Joy...NOTTTTT!!!
Well it's Saturday and things still going pretty good. Only problem today was my face stayed a little flush and pink but still not sick...I am sooooo glad.
I went shopping for a wig oh boy. It wasn't as bad as I thought, I tried on a 3 or 4 not sure what I want yet long, short or in between or what color even. Guess if is starts falling out I will be forced to pick something.

Sunday, July 30, 2006
STILL DOING GREAT!!!!
Today was still another good day. The Chemo still hasn't gotten me down yet. Just a bit tired but I am still pushing on.