Yahoo!! Chemo is a go! Two more cycles!
Mike, the girls and I had a great weekend! The kids went to see Santa Claus and they are so proud of themselves,they didn’t cry! How cute! We walked the mall and played in the play land, even went out to dinner as a family! Of course, we went to Sonia’s for dinner Friday while Mike worked late. Saturday was a recovery day for me, I lived the “Eva” life Friday and I was beat Saturday morning! So we just hung out around the apartment. Sunday we went to Sonia’s again. Aunt T (Teresa) flew in from Dallas to help take care of the girls and all the kids had a blast! She brings the kids unimaginable joy with her playful ways and patience! It was also nice for us mommies!! Haha. As for Mike, he was at the Lions vs. Giants football game! Who has cancer? Lol! Maria bought Emad tickets to the game for his birthday and Emad asked Mike to go! So if Mike tells you he’s doing “ok”, make him correct that…doing well! :>)
Today was pretty busy! I started my day at 7:00am. Packing my bag, my lunch and heading to the Cancer Clinic at 8:00. First I had to have my blood drawn. This will tell them where my blood counts are and how I am doing. At 8:55 I was dressing into a gown and preparing for my chest scan. Around 9:30 I headed to Dr. Chugh’s office to be weighed (ugh oh), check my blood pressure and take my temperature and finally be told of the MRI and Chest Scan results. While I waited I prayed. I prayed for good news or news that was hopeful I would survive this. I felt pretty good I would continue chemo (Patients do get some say so!) but I want more than that. I want to live past five years and I want to live past ten but I want to live a healthy, normal life. I believe the most challenging part of chemotherapy is the way you feel day to day. One day you feel “ok” the next day you are so sick, you are crying for God to help, and then another day you feel like a champ! You never know until morning. But I prayed for many healthy years of life today!
I finally see Dr. Chugh and Aaron (her PA). Aaron’s pregnant; she really makes my emotions run! I’m so happy for her but I miss the all the feelings that go with expecting a child. Those were the days when you look forward to doctor appointments, hoping to see your baby in the womb, maybe sucking her thumb or flipping you off! Possibly “mooning” you, oh I miss those appointments! :>) Don't worry, we aren't having more babies, chemo took care of that idea!
My MRI showed the "tumor slightly smaller than the previous study." Great news, I think! :>) My previous measurement was 8.2 x 3.6 x 6.4 and is now 8.1 x 2.5 x 5.7. Thus, it has not shrunk much but you can see how aggressive Sarcoma is, and it’s a scary thought! Dr. Chugh did say, you really can’t go by the numbers too much because it’s really hard to get an accurate number on an image. So who really knows if it really has shrunk but we are going to continue chemotherapy and believe it has!! Yaaaa!! I just wish I had a Corona to drink to that!! Lol!
My MRI also showed "several areas of high STIR and low T1 signals throughout the bone marrow which is more prominent than my previous MRI in Sept." In other words, something abnormal, in my case the possibility of cancer in the bone in several areas of the leg. (Ah shit!) However, it may very well be a result of the Neulasta shot I get to produce more white blood cells. Let’s just believe the later and go away with the feeling I am beating cancer!! Go Rocky! For now, I will believe that and I will take my happy go lucky butt to chemo two more cycles! A test can be done before surgery to tell them if it is or isn’t cancer.
I’m still waiting for my chest scan results. The doctor looked at them and she thought they looked good but we are waiting for the radiologist to write his findings. From our discussion, I think I will stay in stage 3B!! Another big Yahooo!! And “THANK YOU” to YOU for your prayers!!!
I finally started my chemo drugs around 11:30!! Seems I had a full day already! Chemo is going well but it will be a late night. I can’t wait to go home and sleep, I am so tired! Sonia’s kids are sick so Aunt T is taking care of them at the apartment; they were so excited to hang with her today! She had them giggling and reading stories at 8:oo this morning! I think Aunt T may be booking three more flights back to Dallas! I’m so excited I get to see them tonight! They will probably be sleeping but I can watch them sleep and kiss each of them goodnight!
