Bulletin posted 8/1/08 posted 10/7/2008 8:42:15 AM | 1 kudo what's this?     report abuse

JenRNinOhio

Skipping a lot of my emotional breakdowns & in between doctor visits & updates ... This will get me pretty much up to date ...

8/1/08:

Life just keeps going along, doesn't it?
Steve finished the course of radiation to the brain last week. He has more energy now & is dealing with it all in his usual positive, humor-filled ways ... The only residual side effects are the peeling *sun burn* from his eye-lids back over his head & the loss of most of his hair. "I didn't have much to start with", he jokes.
Tomorrow we meet with the oncologist & the radiology-oncologist to discuss upcoming chemo. Decisions will be made about running a cyber-knife radiation treatment to the lung tumor concurrently with the chemo ... or waiting until after the 4-5 courses of chemo are finished.
My emotions are all over the board ... I am loving the time we have right now & most of that time I am so very positive that Steve will recover. It DOES happen....
Then from out of nowhere I am sobbing my eyes out with thoughts of ... Well ... I don't want to give words to it.
OK, friends ....
I just wanted to give a quick update of how life is right now.
And know that I look in every now & then to catch up a little in the forums.
And to thank you all for your prayers, support, positive energy ... Everything...
I am returning all those prayers & positive energy & good thoughts & love to you all .... Specifically for those who are going through crises of their own.
((((HUGE HUGS TO ALL))))

And so last week we met with Dr H., oncologist ....
POSITIVE NEWS for a change ... Brain radiation probably took care of that tumor .... Hopefully, primary lung tumor is alone.... To be confirmed by today's PET scan ... Chemo starts Thursday ... Planning 4-5 rounds of chemo, one/week with 3 weeks off between.
Then
Lobectomy to remove the right upper lung tumor ...
and Dr H. said the word *CURE* .... No promises BUT he said that word ... OK, it was in the same sentence as *chances of* & *10-15%* ....
But it was the very first time that a physician gave us any hope at all ...
And I am hanging onto that.

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Blogs by JenRNinOhio: Nothin' Wrong With Waiting ... It Has Been Almost Three Months Since The Surprise Brain Tumor Bulletin posted 8/1/08 The Past Couple of Months ... Weekend at the Lake House Motherhood ad nauseum