Wednesday, July 18, 2012
ALL IS WELL...CONTINUE CELEBRATING LIFE!
I went yesterday for my first check-up with my breast cancer surgeon, Dr Guenther, since my surgery ( February 2010) . I had been discharged from him and given to Dr. Williams continuing my initial surgery to see me through my reconstruction. After a thorough examination and a ton of questions, he said all is well...continue celebrating life :) I was going into this appointment with mixed feelings as one of my friends has just been diagnosed with brain cancer as she was finishing her recovery from her recent mastectomy...I had lunch with her and some other "bosom buddies" going into her surgery to encourage her along the last part of her journey...my heart is heavy for her and her family as they found out this news. Praying for wisdom of the doctors as they seek 2nd opinions and make decisions about treatment...STAY STRONG and KEEP YOUR HOPE IN THE ONE WHO IS THE POWERFUL HEALER...He is with you!
Saturday, July 7, 2012
CELEBRATING A MIRACLE WITH A FRIEND!
I am celebrating with a friend that I work with the fact that after her chemo...the doctor ( who is my doctor )found no sign of cancer and no need to consider surgery... PRAISE GOD! Love to hear miracles like this....
Phase 2 Update
Hi All,
Two weeks ago my last chemo #6 was a real DOOZIE! It was a ‘final’ compilation of almost unbearable pain, nausea, and restlessness. I couldn’t fight it anymore. I reluctantly gave in to the gravity pulling me down. I lay immobilized for two nights of deep darkness, tears, and prayers…until the end of the week…there was light! I was so weakened but re-motivated one more time to rebuild my strength. I would be flushing out the chemicals from my water-ballooned body. I could be more focused on feeling my senses return to normal – taste, smell, and movement. The chemo nightmare was almost over!
Daily intermittent moments of “social-techno” interactions have been such a welcome distraction from this exasperation! Thank you family and prayer friends, thank you Draw Something, Dooor, Floor, and Scrabble friends, thank you Facebook, Pinterest, and email friends, and thank you phone and card friends!!!!! And a special thank you to strangers…to the lady I met at Garden Ridge who said she is going to begin chemo. I told her it’s going to be hard and that we could pray for each other and that…she’s going to be fine…And to the lady at Home Depot who said she’s a 3 time survivor from the 80’s and 90’s (36 chemo treatments and 1 mastectomy). She congratulated me on my last chemo and told me…I’m going to be just fine…
Last Wednesday I composed myself and went to my MRI where I lay prone with my face and chest positioned downward on cushioned contraptions, my arms raised above my head, an IV connected to the dye that would light up my insides, and headphones that piped in the classical strengths of Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Mozart, and Chopin…all geared up as I slid into the chamber of prophesy.
Today I got the results from my surgeon oncologist, Dr. Guenther. He showed Magno and I the initial MRI of my breast with the tumor that identified me as Stage 2. Then he showed us the results of the new MRI and exclaimed, I win as The Biggest Loser! Because….there was NOTHING on the MRI, my breast was CLEAR, NO tumor, NO NOTHING, therefore no mastectomy, no lumpectomy!!!!! Thank YOU God, Thank you Drs. Bhandari and Guenther, Thank you Everyone for your prayers and support, and Thank you St. Teresa for praying to HIM on my behalf! FYI - about half of those that receive this treatment have the same outcome, I am a proven positive statistic! I am no longer a Stage 2…Mission Accomplished!…’Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans will succeed.’ Proverbs 16:3
So the plan now is that in two weeks, Dr. Guenther will take a skinny needle and insert it in my breast to hook and remove the metal ID tag and small area around it, then he’ll surgically remove my port. The no souvenir teensy weensy teeny tiny little itty bitty hardly anything of a specimen will be biopsied and the amount of radiation will be determined by the radiologist.
Wow…OMG…Beelieve it!!!! Let us Celebrate with much Gratitude!…and continue our prayers of healing for those in need. ‘Praise the LORD! Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever!’ Psalm 106:1
Love and hugs,
Patty
Tears of happiness for you!!
Phase 2 Update
Hi All,
Two weeks ago my last chemo #6 was a real DOOZIE! It was a ‘final’ compilation of almost unbearable pain, nausea, and restlessness. I couldn’t fight it anymore. I reluctantly gave in to the gravity pulling me down. I lay immobilized for two nights of deep darkness, tears, and prayers…until the end of the week…there was light! I was so weakened but re-motivated one more time to rebuild my strength. I would be flushing out the chemicals from my water-ballooned body. I could be more focused on feeling my senses return to normal – taste, smell, and movement. The chemo nightmare was almost over!
Daily intermittent moments of “social-techno” interactions have been such a welcome distraction from this exasperation! Thank you family and prayer friends, thank you Draw Something, Dooor, Floor, and Scrabble friends, thank you Facebook, Pinterest, and email friends, and thank you phone and card friends!!!!! And a special thank you to strangers…to the lady I met at Garden Ridge who said she is going to begin chemo. I told her it’s going to be hard and that we could pray for each other and that…she’s going to be fine…And to the lady at Home Depot who said she’s a 3 time survivor from the 80’s and 90’s (36 chemo treatments and 1 mastectomy). She congratulated me on my last chemo and told me…I’m going to be just fine…
Last Wednesday I composed myself and went to my MRI where I lay prone with my face and chest positioned downward on cushioned contraptions, my arms raised above my head, an IV connected to the dye that would light up my insides, and headphones that piped in the classical strengths of Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Mozart, and Chopin…all geared up as I slid into the chamber of prophesy.
Today I got the results from my surgeon oncologist, Dr. Guenther. He showed Magno and I the initial MRI of my breast with the tumor that identified me as Stage 2. Then he showed us the results of the new MRI and exclaimed, I win as The Biggest Loser! Because….there was NOTHING on the MRI, my breast was CLEAR, NO tumor, NO NOTHING, therefore no mastectomy, no lumpectomy!!!!! Thank YOU God, Thank you Drs. Bhandari and Guenther, Thank you Everyone for your prayers and support, and Thank you St. Teresa for praying to HIM on my behalf! FYI - about half of those that receive this treatment have the same outcome, I am a proven positive statistic! I am no longer a Stage 2…Mission Accomplished!…’Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans will succeed.’ Proverbs 16:3
So the plan now is that in two weeks, Dr. Guenther will take a skinny needle and insert it in my breast to hook and remove the metal ID tag and small area around it, then he’ll surgically remove my port. The no souvenir teensy weensy teeny tiny little itty bitty hardly anything of a specimen will be biopsied and the amount of radiation will be determined by the radiologist.
Wow…OMG…Beelieve it!!!! Let us Celebrate with much Gratitude!…and continue our prayers of healing for those in need. ‘Praise the LORD! Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever!’ Psalm 106:1
Love and hugs,
Patty
Tears of happiness for you!!
Friday, November 25, 2011
GRATITUDE TURNS WHAT YOU HAVE INTO ENOUGH...
This Thanksgiving I am thankful for being cancer-free and for God's love that never changes in our lives that are always changing...Wayne is thankful the post office is closed on Thanksgiving and that our family enjoys being around each other...
HAPPY THANKSGIVING 2011
HAPPY THANKSGIVING 2011
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