Not much goin on this weekend. I feel fine. Just kickin back all weekend. Heather,Ze and the kids are back home. I missed them and tea parties. Heather gave me a buzz cut today. All I had was baby fine wisps of hair. Its not a pretty look! When I first looked into the mirror I saw an ugly bald man. It will take time but I will get used to it, or maybe not.
I have a busy next few days. Tomorrow I have blood work done. Tuesday I have a doctors appointment to see what the results of the blood work are. Wednesday is Chemo day. This will be the last Chemo until my Surgery on the 28th, allegedly.
I will keep you all informed. I miss you all!!
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Friday, May 28, 2010
False Alarm
I woke up early this morning at about 6:45. My leg kinda throbbed but not bad. I headed out to get bloodwork and on the way I noticed my leg still hurt. I started thinking it might be a clot, so I called the nurse. She said I should go to emergency just to make sure. To make a long story short, there was no clot. YEA! I must of slept on it wrong. Anyway they took blood and my INR was down another point. My new dosage should take care of that. I just cannot do my cheerleading. Oh well.
Tiago, I left Toby in SLC with Billy. I miss him alot. He will be back. Meanwhile him and Billy are bonding. LOL!
I think Jessi and her family are at Disney Land in Paris. I am sure my grandkids, August and Emmett are having a blast. I miss all of them alot.
Tiago, I left Toby in SLC with Billy. I miss him alot. He will be back. Meanwhile him and Billy are bonding. LOL!
I think Jessi and her family are at Disney Land in Paris. I am sure my grandkids, August and Emmett are having a blast. I miss all of them alot.
Thursday, May 27, 2010
my hair, or the lack there of
Oh yea, I forgot to tell ya. My hair started coming out in handfuls. By tomorrow I should be a cone head. Maybe I will post a picture.........Maybe not.
bad/good day
Today I went to talk to Dr. Harrison, my oncology surgeon. While sitting in the waiting room I received a call from the coumadin clinic. They are the ones who are monitoring my coumadin levels. Coumadin is a blood thinner and I do not know how to spell it. My INR, which is the rate at which my blood clots, is 1.2 which is pretty low. These are the levels they were watching in St Marks and would not let me leave until I was 2.1 which I did reach and was discharged. I feel fine but my inards... not so much. I am now on a higher dosage of coumadin and daily injections until my levels are between 2 and 3. I will have my blood checked in the morning to check my levels again.....No Problemo!
Once I did see the surgeon he said to plan on surgery on June 28th.. I see him for a pre-surgery consultation on the 22nd. He said I would be in the hospital for 3-4 days and then 6-8 weeks recovery time. Sometime in that 6-8 weeks I will start 3 more sessions of chemo. Its kinda scary but I do feel better knowing more about whats to come. The doctor said I need to get as healthy as I can for surgery. Looks like I need to go food shopping. You guys don't worry about me. I'm gonna get over this and ready to start 2011cancer free!
Once I did see the surgeon he said to plan on surgery on June 28th.. I see him for a pre-surgery consultation on the 22nd. He said I would be in the hospital for 3-4 days and then 6-8 weeks recovery time. Sometime in that 6-8 weeks I will start 3 more sessions of chemo. Its kinda scary but I do feel better knowing more about whats to come. The doctor said I need to get as healthy as I can for surgery. Looks like I need to go food shopping. You guys don't worry about me. I'm gonna get over this and ready to start 2011cancer free!
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Lazy Day
Today I had a lazy day. I stayed in bed most of the day and relaxed. Albert brought Ozzy over so I had company. Ozzy is my dog and Albert is my ex. I did go into the lab and had blood drawn to adjust my Cumedan levels so I will not get another blood clot. I found out today that my blood clot was called a pulmonary embolism. Yuck, not fun. I have a appointment tomorrow with the oncology surgeons. Hopefully I will find out what comes next. All in all I feel pretty good and hope to stay that way.
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
here we go
On March 15th, 2010 I was diagnosed with stage 4 ovarian cancer. Since then many of my friends and family have shown alot of interest in what I am going thru and how I am feeling. This blog is for them.
I was admitted into St. Marks Hospital in Salt Lake City on May 18th. I had been in town for 3 days when my lungs felt funny. Fluid had been found in the lining of my right lung 3 times since I was diagnosed, so I new the drill. My plan was that I would go to St. Marks to have the fluid removed and then go home. X-rays and a cat scan showed very little fluid on my right lung, which was good, but also showed a blood clot in my left lung, which was bad. They poked and prodded me for the next 4 days while we waited for blood thinners to kick in. My white blood count was very low so they also filled me with antibiotics. I was finally released on May 22nd. My sister Luanna, her husband Chuck and my brother Jon accompanied me back to San Diego to make sure I was OK during the trip. They stayed overnight and left the next afternoon after a quick trip to the beach. They are awesome! I am home safe and sound and feeling fine. I have appointments tomorrow to do blood work, and on the 27th to talk to the surgeons. I hope they can give me a time frame for my surgery. I then have an appointment on June 2 for my second full treatment of chemo. The first session I had a bad reaction so I don't count that as a full treatment, but thats another story...
I was admitted into St. Marks Hospital in Salt Lake City on May 18th. I had been in town for 3 days when my lungs felt funny. Fluid had been found in the lining of my right lung 3 times since I was diagnosed, so I new the drill. My plan was that I would go to St. Marks to have the fluid removed and then go home. X-rays and a cat scan showed very little fluid on my right lung, which was good, but also showed a blood clot in my left lung, which was bad. They poked and prodded me for the next 4 days while we waited for blood thinners to kick in. My white blood count was very low so they also filled me with antibiotics. I was finally released on May 22nd. My sister Luanna, her husband Chuck and my brother Jon accompanied me back to San Diego to make sure I was OK during the trip. They stayed overnight and left the next afternoon after a quick trip to the beach. They are awesome! I am home safe and sound and feeling fine. I have appointments tomorrow to do blood work, and on the 27th to talk to the surgeons. I hope they can give me a time frame for my surgery. I then have an appointment on June 2 for my second full treatment of chemo. The first session I had a bad reaction so I don't count that as a full treatment, but thats another story...
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