Life has been a whirlwind since we found out the news. On Sept. 17th I had a portacath inserted. A friend of mine told me this would be my best friend because they use if for everything during treatment. I have already seen this to be the case.
On Sept. 24th Charlie and I traveled to Duke to meet the physicians and get a tour of the facilities. The staff was efficient and friendly; we could not have been more pleased. They even gave us a tape of our conversations so we could reference them later. We grabbed lunch at TGIFridays before heading home.
I had been having an intense pain in my hip for over a week. When Dr. Richards called to let me know my chemo would begin the following Tuesday, he also scheduled an MRI to see what the problem was with my hip. I went for the MRI on Sept. 30th.
The next morning I found out I had a crack in my pelvis, which is a complication of the Multiple Myeloma. Dr. Richards referred me to Dr. Lewis, a radiologist, who would inject cement into the site to strengthen my pelvis. We scheduled a consultation with him on Oct. 2nd. We left home for the carpal tunnel surgery at 10:45 a.m. and were back by 3:30 p.m. resting comfortably. My hands were numb, but the pain was gone.
The next day Dr. Lewis explained the procedure to heal my pelvis. The MRI showed two abnormal places that needed cementing. We scheduled this for the following week. The weekend was restful. Robert returned home from Africa and we visited with some out-of-town friends.
Tues. Oct. 6th was a big day. At 10 a.m. I had the stitches taken out of my hands. The doctor said everything looked great and the numbness was normal. At 10:45 a.m. Charlie and I arrived at Blue Ridge Cancer Care next to Lewis Gale for my first chemotherapy session. The treatment only lasted 30 minutes, but we were there for 3 hours signing papers and meeting with the doctor. That night I didn’t experience any side effects. Friday will be a longer session, though, and probably more intense.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Fran to have the depth of love for a friend that you shed tears, whether those of joy or heartache, for that friend is a treasure because that testifies to the depth of the love. We've shared some tears over the past twenty-five years and the next twenty-five will be no different. Now eternity, will be another story...no tears there! I have prayed for you daily for the past year anyway, because my birthday watch from you has had a dead battery that long and has been sitting in the cup holder in my car as a reminder to go get a new battery! Today I will get that battery and put that watch back on as a constant reminder to pray. The "Testify to Love" song is ringing in my head right now...that should be the Krause theme song...for the love that radiates from your family and always has, from your mother down, testifies to the love of Christ for us! Our school children are precious prayer warriors...your treatment today will be number one on our list! IF you get a chance go to my blog and read yesterday's message on the Sword of the Spirit, by Charles Spurgeon. I have my sword lifted high for you my friend.
ReplyDeletewww.boojoyful.blogspot.com
Love, Deke and Boo