Praise Report
Today I had
my first treatment for Phase 2 of chemo.
Everything went wonderful. God
seemed to reveal Himself in many ways today.
I really didn’t know what to expect since this was going to be a new
kind of chemo. When I went to get my
blood work done I had a fabulous nurse who just started telling me things about
the treatment and she really put my mind at ease. I didn’t even ask her any questions. She was just talking to me while doing the
blood work. The nurses usually make
small talk but this was different.
Clearly God put her in my path today to start my day off extra good!
There are 2
doctors that I see during my visit. The
oncologist and her assistant. I love
them both! They are wonderful and so
easy to talk to, and they are very patient with me when I have questions. During the exam today when they were going to
measure the size of the mass, the assistant actually said “I don’t even feel
anything to measure”!!! My first
thought: Oh yes she did just say that! The
oncologist was a little more conservative saying there was a little “speck” of
something but it could from a big vein that runs through there. Either way, the mass has shrunk more. I want to do the Hallelujah Happy Happy Happy
Dance!!! Praising the Lord!
Next I had
the treatment which also went really well!
They give me Benadryl through the IV for this one because of possible
side effects while receiving the chemo.
I did not have any reactions but the Benadryl made me sleepy. Some of the possible side effects
that they informed me of for this chemo include low energy, joint pain, hair loss (not worried about this
one!), and a numbness or tingling in my fingertips. There are others but these are the most
common.
Thank you once
again to all of you mighty prayer warriors!
Prayer Request
As I said
earlier, God really revealed Himself in many ways today. While the assistant was examining me, she
received a phone call. She stayed in the
room and took the call which sounds unusual but I am glad she did. She apologized for the interruption but she was also very open with me that she too has a mass in her breast and now has to
do further testing with an ultrasound. (Scheduling
an appointment was what the phone call was about. I completely understand the need to take that
call!) I am very hopeful for her that
it is just a mass of tissue and not breast cancer. I do not know how old she is but she is young
and she is pregnant. Today she told me
she is having twins!! Just imagine what
is going through her mind! Having all of
the breast cancer knowledge can be a good thing for her but also a bad
thing! I am sure she has already considered a lot of different scenarios depending on how the ultrasound goes. Praying so hard that the mass is
not cancer. I told her that I am going
to pray for her and I also told her about my huge army of prayer warriors. I asked her if it was okay to request prayer
for her from all of you. Her response
was “of course, please do!” and that led to a little conversation about the
power of prayer, God’s power, and His presence!! What a wonderful conversation it was and I wanted
you all to know and to ask that you PLEASE be in prayer for her (and those
babies!). Even though I am going to go
to treatments every week, I probably won’t see her until 3 weeks from now. I am hopeful that I can find out more about
her situation sooner though! I will keep
you updated!
Thank you friends! Your support today was so helpful and
encouraging!
Your prayers
are being heard and God is revealing Himself in many ways!!
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
Rejoice always; pray without ceasing, in
everything give thanks; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.
God is Good! All the Time!
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