I guess the Journey has officially started!!
We went to the Oncologist this a.m. - Dr. Mercer, and things are all planned out. He highly recommended chemo since there is a very strong chance that this type of cancer can/will occur. SO, I have to have some type of test done on my heart on Monday, the 5th. It will test how well my heart is pumping, because the chemo will damage my heart and decrease the pumping ability about 4%. Surgery to put the port in is scheduled for next Friday the 9th, with my first chemo treatment on the 15th. The chemo treatments will last about 3 1/2 hours each, every 21 days for 6 treatments. Then will be the 7 weeks of radiation. Dr. Mercer promised me that this chemo medicine is so strong that I will lose my hair (yippee) and I will be sick. I'll just start feeling better, and have to go through another round. But, if that's what it takes, I'd do what needs to be done!!
There are about 20 people from my work doing the Race for the Cure next Saturday. Sam, Stacy and I were planning on doing it with them, but I may have to observe from the sideline. I'm not a survivor yet, but next year will be my year for the PINK t-shirt & cap, because I WILL be a survivor!!
Thank you everyone for your support, your phone calls, your emails and your prayers. I know that you're there pulling for me and supporting Sam too! It will be a tough battle, but we'll make it!
Love,
me
There are about 20 people from my work doing the Race for the Cure next Saturday. Sam, Stacy and I were planning on doing it with them, but I may have to observe from the sideline. I'm not a survivor yet, but next year will be my year for the PINK t-shirt & cap, because I WILL be a survivor!!
Thank you everyone for your support, your phone calls, your emails and your prayers. I know that you're there pulling for me and supporting Sam too! It will be a tough battle, but we'll make it!
Love,
me
3 Comments:
At 10:57 PM,
Kurt and Mattie Krueger said…
You bet you will !!!
Love, Sis
At 6:26 PM,
Kurt and Mattie Krueger said…
Hi Sis it was good to talk to you.
We should do it more. We use to talk a lot......
Chuck and janet said to say hi and Chuck said that the fast cancer you have reacts better to the chemo than the other kinds of cancers. Some how the chemo was designed for the fast cancers, I don't understand it.....
I 'm using my blogg again , along with the Krueger Blogg... I changed the template on our blogg.
KNow one seems to be using the blogg as much as they were , at least no comments. Oh well, maybe they are getting tired of it and we will go back to just emailing. who knows.
I will keep using the blogg to let all know where we are and what we are doing.
Hope your vendo, vigro, or ??? Ha, Ha, is ok...something like that!!
Talk later,
Sis
At 8:01 PM,
Sal and Steph Gonzalez said…
Hey Karen,
Sorry I have been absent the last few days. I have been so busy in my new life at home that I have not had a whole lot of time. I hope your weekend went well and that you were able to get a lot of rest. That is very important right now. We think of you and Sam all of the time and are always keeping you both in our prayers.
It is raining and sunny at the same time here. I love that. Anyway, Ashley is waiting for me to tuck her into bed.
Love you a bushel and a peck and a hug around the neck...
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