I went to my appointment today totally prepared for whatever outcome as far as getting a treatment was concerned. I would be happy if I got to have my treatment and happy if I couldn't have the treatment. It turned out that I was able to have the treatment and my blood work was fine. My platelet count had gone back up from the 99 last week to 165 today. I really don't understand how all that works. My iron is down but there are dietary things I can at least do to help with that. I am very thankful to have had a treatment! In all honesty though (and I hope this doesn't sound bad or insensitive), there was a small part of me that was ready to hear that there would be no treatment today and they would either wait until Friday or next Tuesday. I think it was mainly because I want to feel good on Christmas and I want my body to have a chance to recover even more. Maybe it was a self defense thought on my part too, in order to prepare myself. I don't know. Now that it is over however, I am extremely happy that I received the treatment and I am going to thoroughly enjoy time with my family over this Christmas holiday just like I do every year!!
I am thankful to celebrate the birth of Christ!
Today was an appointment where I also met with the doctor and discussed my progress. She is very happy with the progress being made and said that I am doing unusually well for this regimen of treatments as far as the side effects are concerned! My doctor is wonderful and very encouraging! Every time we have a treatment, or meet with her, it just reaffirms God's hand in leading us there.
Praise Report!!
A few weeks ago I requested prayer for the assistant to my doctor. She had discussed with me that she had discovered a lump and was scheduling an ultrasound appointment to investigate it further. She is also pregnant with twins. She was not there today but I could not let the appointment go by without finding out how she was doing and what she had found out. Without overstepping (hopefully!) or being too personal, I asked my nurse navigator if she could at least give me an update on this assistant. At first she thought I was referring to the assistants pregnancy with twins. Of course I am interested in that but I inquired further on the lump she had found. My nurse navigator told me that this assistant had to have a biopsy but that it was NOT cancerous!!! Hallelujahhhhhh!! Thank you army of prayer warriors for remembering her in your prayers! God just continues to show out and I am just amazed at all that He is revealing to me!! I cannot wait until 3 weeks from now when I should get to see the assistant again! What happy news and I am thrilled! I also want to see how those babies are doing! (BTW....the nurse navigator was really surprised that this assistant had discussed this with me. She said that this assistant isn't usually that open about her personal business. If you remember, the assistant's phone rang during my appt and that was when she was trying to schedule her ultrasound for the lump. Maybe it was a vulnerable moment for her, but I really think that God worked it out so I could offer up prayer for her from me and from my prayer warriors. We also got to have a little discussion about God and His wonderful power and love!)
Today, that is exactly what I was able to tell the nurse navigator. :)
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you for your prayers for her and for me and my family! You all are amazing and I want you to also see God through this entire process!
Celebrate the Birth of Jesus this week, but celebrate HIM always and may He receive the Glory!!
God is Good! All the Time!
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