Wow. What a week. I had an extra week off while I had some more blood tests run and my 3rd biopsy since my colon biopsies. Thank the Lord all of my testing turned out to be normal! I was expecting to have my 5th chemotherapy today, but when I called my oncologist’s office yesterday to check on my test results to see if they wanted me to go in for chemo this week, the nurse says to me,”Oh yah. Let me check your file.” Thankfully I knew my biopsies were normal. I was just waiting patiently to hear about my blood work, not realizing that it’s the last thing on their mind because they are so swamped. The more I visit the doctor, the more I realize how pro-active I must be. I have to continue to follow up because doctors often drop the ball. In fact, a few weeks ago I was asking questions about some moles I had removed, and I found out that I had basal skin cells removed three years ago and was supposed to have a follow up visit, but no one ever informed me.
I was worried that they this week was going to be so booked, that I’d have to go in at the end of the week and be miserably sick on the weekend. That would have messed up my whole schedule and I would be out of commission every other weekend, instead of Tues. – Fri. Thankfully, my oncologist was fine with having me take another week to recover and just keep the appointment I already had scheduled for the following Tuesday. I don’t understand how this chemo works and how bad it is to miss an extra two weeks, but I’ll just assume it was a good thing for my body to gain some strength. I am happy to have my weekends. There are too many distractions and too many things to do for me to be miserably ill during that time. Although, I do realize that my recovery times may get longer as I have more treatments. For now I will cherish the “good days.”
As if chemo wasn’t stressful enough, having a 14-year old sure is! Let me just say that those toddler years were a “walk in the park.” Having two teenage daughters is real work! It just dawned on me that it’s the kids that make me strong (as well as a little help from God!) I can either sink or swim, and boy am I swimming! Robert and I debated whether or not to take Alyssa off the volleyball team because of her attitude. However, I had a really good conversation with her volleyball coach. She said to me, “You need to keep kids in sports and keep them in church. Those two things are very important.” It was so refreshing to hear a coach from a public school say something like that! We are praying that it will make all the difference. In this day of age, it is a nightmare trying to get your teens safely through these years.
On a lighter note, we took Joshua to watch a 16U Show game at the Aztec Stadium, so that he could see the big boys play. He and two of his teammates got to hang out in the dugout and be “bat boys.” Tony Gwynn was there and he signed a baseball for Josh. I didn’t have a chance to get a picture because I didn’t realize my camera was on the video setting. Instead I got a poor quality video. Josh didn’t care. He was ecstatic about having the signed baseball. Of course I got a nice shot of some of Josh's frieds with Tony Gwynn while Josh was runnig after a foul ball...oh well...Maybe next time.
Katrina seems to have a good start in 8th grade. I do have to keep a close eye on her homework, to make sure she is completing assignments. Robert also seems to be hanging in there. Having the kids back in school is a challenge for all of us.
I will be going in for my 5th treatment this coming Tuesday. I will blog again as soon as I have recovered and have some time to myself.
