Feeling better . .

this week.  Thank you for all of the cards and words of encouragement.  I went into a "dark place" for a while & you all yanked me out of it!  Thank you so much for "hearing" me.   Went to a follow-up medical appointment with the liver specialist.  Told him I was not recovering well & that I had no quality of life.   Things have to change.  He agreed.  The two doctors said that they did not implement an "aggressive treatment" plan.  They know that they were "brutal" to me.  For the past 2 months, I was inunated with chemo drugs every week with no time to recover from each treatment.  If the chemo drugs were "smart" & just destroyed the cancer cells, I would have had some quality of life.  Unfortunately, it destroys both healthy and cancerous cells.  Doctors will give me some time to recover now.  Or as they said "to feel human and alive again instead of a science experiment."  Will run tests either end of December or in January to maximize the effectiveness of each chemo treatment with time.   Will keep you posted.  Enjoy the joys of the holiday season and don't get in the way of those crazy shoppers.  (smile)  I am blessed to have you all as my support system.   Thank you for your continued warmth and friendships.  Take care.  Hugs and love.

Still in pain and nauseus

It has been one week since the liver embo and still nauseus and in pain.  Snafu in communication between nurses & doctor which left Ginny in a lot of pain (level 8) im the hospital.  Blood pressure skyrocketed (clue #1), tears rolling down Ginny's face (clue #2), and Ginny's request to please knock her out so that she couldn't feel anything (clue #3).  Still in a lot of pain and throwing up.  Hoping that Ginny doesn't become addicted to the pain killer meds.  Next systemic chemo is 11/18.  So, she will be down for next few weeks.  She will start blogging when she is feeling better.  Her spirits are very low and she is close to giving up.  Keep praying for her & give her strength to keeping fighting.  Happy Thanksgiving holidays to and your familiies.  We have many blessings to be thankful.

Update after Wed's Liver Procedure

Ginny got a blood transfusion on Monday, Nov 7 and felt like a new person.  Having a supply of red blood cells to carry oxygen to the cells did wonders for her energy.  She also got a shot of white blood cell booster because she was still low going into the procedure on Wed.  Doctor said the liver embolization on the left lobe of her liver went well.  Brought her home Thurs evening and she's been sleeping ever since.  Barely can wake her up to take her anti-nausea, pain relief and antibiotic pills - yes, lots of pills to give to someone who is nauseous and throwing up.  Called the doctor on Friday and asked for some other way to give her anti-nausea meds since she can't really swallow pills right now.  Will just let her sleep for  few days.

Rough week . . . .

It has been a rough week.  Cumulative effects of chemo treatments almost every other week have proven to be too much for this ol' body of mine to recover.  Just when my blood counts get up to normal, I get another chemo treatment.   So, getting a blood transfusion on 11/7, then liver chemo on the other half of the liver on 11/9, getting weekly cancer drugs on 11/10 while I am in the hospital so that I don't have to crawl into the infusion center on 11/11.  I will be very fatigued and will be asleep until 11/18 when I get the next systemic chemo treatment.  Thank you for your warm wishes and continued support.  We are very grateful for the support system that surrounds us.  We wish you and your families a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday!   Wishing you all good health and peace.   Take care.