Mom is on her way to the hospital. They will be giving her IV antibiotics to fight the infection that she has. They said she will be in the hospital at least 2 days, and could be up to 7 days. Please pray that the infection will respond to the treatment, and she will get out of the hosptial quickly.
Still have no idea when the port will be put in, or when chemo will start. Please pray specifically that they will not have a hard time getting her IV in today. That is always seems to present a problem. Anyways, i will try to post more a little later.
Thank you for praying.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Sorry I have been so bad at keeping this updated. I have been posting all of my updates on facebook, and forgetting to post here. These are the past few posts that I have updated on my facebook account. Please continue to pray as she fights this infection. She does seem to be improving today, so we are so grateful for that. If you do not see an update on this blog, check out my facebook account.
Thank you all for praying for my mom. She was scheduled to have her port put in tomorrow, but due to a few complications, that will be put off for now. Mom has not felt good at all, really since she had her surgery. She just has not recovered like we had hoped. Last night she told me she thought she was getting a UTI, I told her to call her dr. and tell him. He was so kind to her, and immediately call her in some antibiotics. She had a pre-op appt. with him this morning, the appt. didn't go so well. They were unclear if she really has a UTI, so the dr. wanted to schedule a MRI for tomorrow night at 8:00. When they got the results from her bloodwork today, they called her, and told her to come back to get some more blood work. Her white counts were incredible high, and her red counts were screwed up too. They are going to do a blood culture , the results will be back in 48 hours. They put her on some very strong antibiotics, and are hoping that it will take care of the infection that is attacking her body right now. They have put a hold on chemo for right now, until we can find out why she is so sick. I will try to post another note as soon as we get more information. Please continue to pray for my mom, dad, and grandpa. This has been very hard for each of them. Our hope is in the Lord, and we know He is in control. WE are all so grateful for each of you who are willing to share our burden.
Just a quick update on the procedure my mom had this morning. She is coming home in the next hour or so, the results came back clear! WE are SO thankful to the Lord for giving us exactly what we asked for. They were able to get the IV in the first time, and the procedure was much easier than mom had prepared herself for. Thank you for lifting her up in prayer. We still have a long road ahead of us, but we know God will be there to get us through.II Corinthians 1:9-11 Indeed, in our hearts we felt the sentence of death. But this happened that we might not rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead. He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and he will deliver us. On him we have set our hope that he will continue to deliver us, as you help us by your prayers. Then many will give thanks on our behalf for the gracious favor granted us in answer to the prayers of many.
Thank you to all of you who have been praying for my mom. I just wanted to give you all an update on everything that is going on with her. Today she had several tests, we thought this would be pretty routine , but it turned out to be a pretty hard day for her. One of the tests was a CT scan, they had a very difficult time getting her IV in, and it was a bit traumatic for my mom. Later they also had to take blood, this seemed to be equally as difficult, and then they hassled her about her insurance. It just turned out to be a rough morning for her. As if that was not enough, the nurse called later in the afternoon, and told her they had found an abcess on the CT scan. They are going in tomorrow to drain it at 9:30. The doctor told her if they drain it and the fluid is clear, then she can go home, but if they drain it, and it is filled with pus, she will have to stay in the hospital and get IV antibiotics. This was all very discouraging to her, and scary as well. Please pray especially that they will be able to get her IV's in without any trouble in the morning, and that the fluid will be clear. She will also be having another small surgery on Jan. 28th, to put her port in for chemo, and I believe she will be starting chemo on Feb. 2. Pray that the Lord will continue to give her the strength that she needs to fight this battle he has allowed her to be in. We are all so grateful to have so many wonderful friends who are going before our awesome Lord for us. Thank you all again, and please don't forget to pray.
Thank you all for praying for my mom. She was scheduled to have her port put in tomorrow, but due to a few complications, that will be put off for now. Mom has not felt good at all, really since she had her surgery. She just has not recovered like we had hoped. Last night she told me she thought she was getting a UTI, I told her to call her dr. and tell him. He was so kind to her, and immediately call her in some antibiotics. She had a pre-op appt. with him this morning, the appt. didn't go so well. They were unclear if she really has a UTI, so the dr. wanted to schedule a MRI for tomorrow night at 8:00. When they got the results from her bloodwork today, they called her, and told her to come back to get some more blood work. Her white counts were incredible high, and her red counts were screwed up too. They are going to do a blood culture , the results will be back in 48 hours. They put her on some very strong antibiotics, and are hoping that it will take care of the infection that is attacking her body right now. They have put a hold on chemo for right now, until we can find out why she is so sick. I will try to post another note as soon as we get more information. Please continue to pray for my mom, dad, and grandpa. This has been very hard for each of them. Our hope is in the Lord, and we know He is in control. WE are all so grateful for each of you who are willing to share our burden.
Just a quick update on the procedure my mom had this morning. She is coming home in the next hour or so, the results came back clear! WE are SO thankful to the Lord for giving us exactly what we asked for. They were able to get the IV in the first time, and the procedure was much easier than mom had prepared herself for. Thank you for lifting her up in prayer. We still have a long road ahead of us, but we know God will be there to get us through.II Corinthians 1:9-11 Indeed, in our hearts we felt the sentence of death. But this happened that we might not rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead. He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and he will deliver us. On him we have set our hope that he will continue to deliver us, as you help us by your prayers. Then many will give thanks on our behalf for the gracious favor granted us in answer to the prayers of many.
Thank you to all of you who have been praying for my mom. I just wanted to give you all an update on everything that is going on with her. Today she had several tests, we thought this would be pretty routine , but it turned out to be a pretty hard day for her. One of the tests was a CT scan, they had a very difficult time getting her IV in, and it was a bit traumatic for my mom. Later they also had to take blood, this seemed to be equally as difficult, and then they hassled her about her insurance. It just turned out to be a rough morning for her. As if that was not enough, the nurse called later in the afternoon, and told her they had found an abcess on the CT scan. They are going in tomorrow to drain it at 9:30. The doctor told her if they drain it and the fluid is clear, then she can go home, but if they drain it, and it is filled with pus, she will have to stay in the hospital and get IV antibiotics. This was all very discouraging to her, and scary as well. Please pray especially that they will be able to get her IV's in without any trouble in the morning, and that the fluid will be clear. She will also be having another small surgery on Jan. 28th, to put her port in for chemo, and I believe she will be starting chemo on Feb. 2. Pray that the Lord will continue to give her the strength that she needs to fight this battle he has allowed her to be in. We are all so grateful to have so many wonderful friends who are going before our awesome Lord for us. Thank you all again, and please don't forget to pray.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Mom went to the hospital this morning to get several tests done. We really hadn't thought to much about these routine tests, we figured it would go smoothly, and she would be in and out. That is not the way things went. They had a very difficult time getting her IV in for her CTscan. It took them four tries before they got it in. This is not an unusual thing for my mom, during her first cancer surgery, it took them over an hour to get an IV in her. Regardless, it was hard on her this morning.
My parents just had a change in their insurance on January 1, this also became a problem. My dad did get if figured out, but it made mom very nervous. Please just continue to pray for them both.
Mom will be getting her port in on January 28, and at this point will start chemo on Feb. 2. I will try to keep everyone posted on any changes. Thank you for all your prayers.
My parents just had a change in their insurance on January 1, this also became a problem. My dad did get if figured out, but it made mom very nervous. Please just continue to pray for them both.
Mom will be getting her port in on January 28, and at this point will start chemo on Feb. 2. I will try to keep everyone posted on any changes. Thank you for all your prayers.
Monday, January 12, 2009
Things are moving along! Mom went to the doctor today to get her staples out, and to talk to the chemo nurse about the study that she will be in. Things seem to be in place, and we are just waiting for her to complete a series of tests that will help determine which part of the study she will qualify for.
Our nurse, Jennie, told us that she would work on getting the tests scheduled and give mom a call. She called just a few hours later, and the tests will be on Thursday!! We are praising the Lord again that they were able to get things scheduled so quickly. She is still waiting to here when her port will be put in. It could be as late as the 28th or 29th of January, but we have not firmed things up yet. As soon as all of these tests are done, and her port is in, she will be ready to start chemo.
She is ready to begin her fight. We are praying it will not be too difficult. Please continue to pray with us. God has been so faithful to us, and we are just waiting to see what else He has in store for us.
Our nurse, Jennie, told us that she would work on getting the tests scheduled and give mom a call. She called just a few hours later, and the tests will be on Thursday!! We are praising the Lord again that they were able to get things scheduled so quickly. She is still waiting to here when her port will be put in. It could be as late as the 28th or 29th of January, but we have not firmed things up yet. As soon as all of these tests are done, and her port is in, she will be ready to start chemo.
She is ready to begin her fight. We are praying it will not be too difficult. Please continue to pray with us. God has been so faithful to us, and we are just waiting to see what else He has in store for us.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Mom is home :) We are praising the Lord that mom made it home from the hospital Monday morning. She is so happy to be home. She is progressing well, and goes back to the doctor on Monday to get her staples out. On Monday, they will also discuss when chemo will start, and schedule her port to be put in. We are pretty sure that she will be in a clinical study for her chemotherapy, I am very excited about this be/c they will follow her very closely for the next five years!
Thank you all for your prayers and support. We are all so grateful to have so many to share in our burdens.
Thank you all for your prayers and support. We are all so grateful to have so many to share in our burdens.
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Just another quick update! Mom has been taken off of the i.v. pain meds, and is now taking them in pill form :) She was also able to eat a solid food menu today. We are praising the Lord for the milestones that she has reached today.
On a different note, please pray for me! Olivia is sick, and I don't feel like I can go around mom until she gets a little better. Please pray it will be quick illness for Olivia!!
Thank you all again for all your prayers, we do serve an awesome God.
On a different note, please pray for me! Olivia is sick, and I don't feel like I can go around mom until she gets a little better. Please pray it will be quick illness for Olivia!!
Thank you all again for all your prayers, we do serve an awesome God.
Saturday, January 3, 2009
For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love and discipline. II Timothy 1:7
I have decided that I am not a very good blogger!! If I was, I would be updating this blog every day, keeping you all in our loop!! I have been so tired lately that sitting down here at the computer, and actually having to think, just seemed like too much. Sorry :)
Anyway, here is what has been happening for the past 5 days. Let me just begin by saying it has been a long week. Monday, of course, was a terribly long day, and I am still not sure I have recovered from it! Mom did look much better on Tuesday, and was continuing to progress on Wednesday. Thursday evening she seemed to take a turn for the worse. Chrisi and I came to visit, we took a pretty long walk with her, and by the time we got back to the room, she seemed horrible. She told us she had a headache, and was very sick at her stomach, she also seemed to be in alot of pain. Amy and I came in on Friday, and she was still very sick. She slept most of the morning, but when she woke up her stomach was still very unsettled. The doctors did change some of her nausea medicine, and it did seem to help. It was a very hard day for all of us, she was very discouraged, b/c she felt like she was getting worse, rather than getting better. Part of the problem was they were starting to wean her off of her pain meds, not to fun when you have had such major surgery, the other major issue was controlling her nausea. The doctors were hoping she would be able to start her on a clear liquid diet on Thursday, but she was not able to eat anything they brought her. She looked great this morning, and I was able to wash her hair, and curl it for her, that made her feel better. Finally this morning, she was able to keep down some chicken broth and apple juice. This was very exciting since this is the first thing she has been able to keep down all week. (except ice chips :)) She also had some grape juice this evening. She still is fighting the nausea. Please pray that they will be able to control that. The doctors have started her on regular medications tonight, and they are going to try to start her on pain pills and wean her off the drip.
I think she will be coming home Monday. Pray for daddy as he will be taking care of her as well as my grandpa. At this point, it looks like she will be starting chemo in a couple of weeks. I will try to be more diligent in posting what is going. Thank you again for praying, we still need it:)
I have decided that I am not a very good blogger!! If I was, I would be updating this blog every day, keeping you all in our loop!! I have been so tired lately that sitting down here at the computer, and actually having to think, just seemed like too much. Sorry :)
Anyway, here is what has been happening for the past 5 days. Let me just begin by saying it has been a long week. Monday, of course, was a terribly long day, and I am still not sure I have recovered from it! Mom did look much better on Tuesday, and was continuing to progress on Wednesday. Thursday evening she seemed to take a turn for the worse. Chrisi and I came to visit, we took a pretty long walk with her, and by the time we got back to the room, she seemed horrible. She told us she had a headache, and was very sick at her stomach, she also seemed to be in alot of pain. Amy and I came in on Friday, and she was still very sick. She slept most of the morning, but when she woke up her stomach was still very unsettled. The doctors did change some of her nausea medicine, and it did seem to help. It was a very hard day for all of us, she was very discouraged, b/c she felt like she was getting worse, rather than getting better. Part of the problem was they were starting to wean her off of her pain meds, not to fun when you have had such major surgery, the other major issue was controlling her nausea. The doctors were hoping she would be able to start her on a clear liquid diet on Thursday, but she was not able to eat anything they brought her. She looked great this morning, and I was able to wash her hair, and curl it for her, that made her feel better. Finally this morning, she was able to keep down some chicken broth and apple juice. This was very exciting since this is the first thing she has been able to keep down all week. (except ice chips :)) She also had some grape juice this evening. She still is fighting the nausea. Please pray that they will be able to control that. The doctors have started her on regular medications tonight, and they are going to try to start her on pain pills and wean her off the drip.
I think she will be coming home Monday. Pray for daddy as he will be taking care of her as well as my grandpa. At this point, it looks like she will be starting chemo in a couple of weeks. I will try to be more diligent in posting what is going. Thank you again for praying, we still need it:)
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