Hi All,
Today went smoothly. I felt crazy all day until Jess called me to let me know how she did. She went in first to get her picc line dressing changed and then she went to the cancer center to meet with her doctor. Her doctor was out for the day, so she had a new one and wasn't too happy. "Why send her to someone new and they ask her a million questions??" Her doctor will be back tomorrow so I would have just let it go, but oh well I guess she got through it. Anyways she headed over to chemo and she ended up having two IV pushes of chemo, so it went quickly. Then she went to get her spinal. She told me that she was really scared. She was sweating and getting nauseous just thinking about the procedure. When she got there, the first thing she asked was who the doctor was. She told me if it was the previous doctor that hurt her she was just going to get up and walk out because she wasn't going through that again. I told her that I totally understood. She asked the assistant and was told that it was one of the good doctors she has had before. So she started to relax. When she got there, he asked her a bunch of questions and he kept her mind off of the procedure, so she didn't think about it as much and it put her at ease. I can't tell you how happy I was to hear this and hear her voice :) She is staying the night over there and getting an early start on her 3 shot chemo, about 11 am. They have her on steroids tonight to get her started and then they said she will have more steroids and Benadryl tomorrow during the procedure. Plus she has to stay at least two hours after she is done to be observed. It will be a long day for her. Please keep her in your prayers and I will let you know how she does tomorrow.
Love,
Cindi
Dear Cindi,
ReplyDeleteI am so glad Jess had one of the good doctors. Jess will get through all of this and we are all praying for her (and you, and the rest of your family!). Remember that even though many people do not respond to your blog, we are all praying for you and are here for you. Cindi, thank you so much for taking the time and energy to keep all of us informed, even though you are completely exhausted and probably don't even feel like writing. I truly appreciate your effort and consideration. I know Jess will get through all of this and will be well someday. =)
Hugs, love, and lots of prayers,
Kimberley, Richard, and Morgan