Good morning all,
It's a beautiful crisp morning here in Florida.. getting cooler and cooler each day. That really is a good thing for me as the heat wears me down and the cool crisp air gives me a little extra bounce in my step. Went to the Doc yesterday and all looks great. He seems to be very confident in the fact that I am gonna whiz right through this and come out even stronger and better than ever. We talked about my Neuropathy (numbness in hands and feet due to nerve damage from chemo) He seems very concerned and therefore is switching up my chemo cocktail. I must admit it has me a bit scared as I have been doing so well with what they were giving me and as my Mom has always says..if it ain't broke don't fix it so feel a little leery about this switch. I do not know what to expect as he explained that the only difference between what I was getting and what I will be getting are the side effects, but never gave me a chance to ask what those side effects might be. They will also change up my pre meds (steroids night before) which I am not sure how they will do as I must start my pre meds tonight. I plan to call my chemo nurse Pat and ask her what this means for me and what do I need to get from the drug store to prepare.. UGH!!!! Change is always unsettling for me, but something that I am learning to take in stride. I shall give it to him and know that he will see me through this. I sure wish I didn't feel so pressed for time though when I do see the doc. It always seems I wait for an hour or more to see him then talk with him for 5 minutes at the most then out the door. It's really not his fault though as for some reason I always get nervous when he walks in the room. Anyway it is what it is and we shall take it as it comes. We did talk about this CA-125 stuff though. I had read that this is a blood test that tells the activity of cancer in your system. When I asked him about it he explained that my score was normal, but that it really doesn't come into play much concerning the type of tumor I had so back to square one there. I explained to the Doc how I had been reading up on cancer and he also explained that most of what I read about ovarian cancer does not have anything to do with the type of cancer I am fighting. Only 2% of ovarian cancer patients are found to have what they call Granulosous Cell Tumor (I am sure I didn't spell it right) therefore there is not much out there to go by. He does feel strongly though that this is a low grade cancer and I will kick it's butt fairly easy... of course what he doesn't know is that my God has already taken care of that part.. anyway it's pre-meds tonight...then my chemo treat number 3 tomorrow. I have spoken to the man upstairs of course and pray that as before the side effects stay at a minimum and that I get back up and running as quickly as possible. Please keep the prayers coming.. as I truly feel in my heart that prayers are the real cure... I love you all so much and hope you know how grateful I am for each and every one of you!!!! You are all one of the many blessings I receive each and every day!!!!! Talk to ya in a few days.. heck maybe even tomorrow morning if I keep getting up so early. Make it a blessed week!!!!!
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