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General Category => The Coffee Shop => Topic started by: Judy Hunter on December 31, 2013, 01:40:56 pm
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I am half way through chemo as of yesterday. Only about 12 weeks to go....
after chemo I am strapped to a gadget that looks and feels like a house brick strapped around my neck with a tube feeding more chemo into the port in my chest.which I have to wear for 48 hours. Makes getting dressed a pain in the posterior.
Just having big time fatigue. I fell asleep at the saw a few days ago but I was between holes and was just going to rest my eyes for a minute which turned into an hour and a half nap at the saw :o
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I wish you all the best, Judy! I hope the remainder of the treatments go smoothly and you recover quickly.
May the new year bring you good health and a smooth recovery.
Love you! (((HUGS))) Sheila
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Keep it up Kid!
Seems like it is going fine so far....
HUGZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
~~~GB~~~
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All the best for the New Year Judy, and I don't need chemo to fall asleep at the saw it happen too regular these days
***Merlin***
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Pat still has one regular session left and then Herceptin weekly for a year - we can empathize. Our thoughts are with you, and don't hesitate to take any happy pills they prescribe. Also, don't be afraid to grab some couch time... no one on Steve's site is going to complain. Love and best wishes, Pat and Barry.
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My mother in law had chemo, she had breast cancer, was only size of a pea they removed it put did radiation and chemo, she been done with it for about a month and still gets tired easy said she can sleep all night and day and still be tired, could be a few months before she gets her energy back, plus she lost all of her hair.
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A good excuse for a nap without having to feel guilty. I have to use age as an excuse.
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Hang in there Judy, and best of luck to you in this "lovely" winter we are having.
Al
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Hang in there. We are pulling for you!
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Judy, winter is for rest and rejuvenation, so I want you to be like the mighty oak tree and rest this winter, but in the spring start to sprout new leaves and life will start anew. That is my New Years wish for you and all others who are doing battle.
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Judy when you have the 'brick' around your neck don't worry about getting dressed no one will care. Keep your chin up unless you are asleep of course, and rest as much as possible. We are all here for you.
Marg
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Thanks for the great thoughts for me. Having you with me makes the battle a lot easier.
Barry tell Pat we will link arms and end up more sassy than ever ;)
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Hi Judy,
You continue to be in my thoughts and prayers. I am looking forward to you finishing chemo and being cancer free in 2014. :) :) :)
(((HUGS))) Russ
Isaiah 40:31
But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. (KJV)
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Hi Judy, I'm not going to pretend I know what you are going through, but this last year my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer, which is what killed her mother in the 1980's. My mom didn't even mess around and got a double mastectomy. I tried to talk her into contacting the Gerson Institute (https://gerson.org/gerpress/) before taking such drastic surgery but she is a stubborn lady. Anyway, if you haven't heard of Dr. Gerson please check her and her therapies out. There is also a documentary out there about the Gerson therapy (it's called the Gerson Miracle (http://www.gersonmedia.com/GersonMiracle.html)) that forever changed my views on cancer and the so called 'modern treatment' of it. At the very least, watch the documentary! I promise you that it will be the most worthwhile 90 minutes of your life. Any time I meet or am in contact with cancer patients, I feel it's my duty as a human being to bring up the Gerson Institute. Her therapies have worked for thousands of 'incurable' patients. The stories these patients have written have brought tears to my eyes many times. I would have personally taken my mother to one of Dr. Gersons institutes and demanded she go through the therapy before I would have let her do chemo. After all, I am just as stubborn!
It's a shame that the United States, supposedly one of the top medical countries in the world, dismisses such therapy so readily. But then again, if hospitals can't make money off of cancer, they dismiss (and even speak out against) such inexpensive therapies. Even if they work!
Anyway, regardless of whether you look into it or not, my prayers and thoughts are with you.
~ David
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We'll form "links across the Pacific"! Now, go lie down and have a nap.
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Judy hang in there, 4 years ago i had to wear the same brick LOL. I had esophageal cancer so i also had to use a feeding tube for 6 months.Chemo and radiation suck big time !!! I put my faith and got strength from the Lord. If i told ya it gets better i'd be lying at least till you get done but it will get better once your done with your treatments. One thing about it after all this the flu is nothin to us hahaha. Lil chemo humor. God bless and give you strength and peace.
sully
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Your strength is admirable, Judy,
Keep the positive attitude and you are in my prayers.
God Bless! Spirithorse
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Hang in there Judy, we know you can kick it's butt. I'll keep you in my thoughts and prayers
Keefie (((((HUGS)))))
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Hey Malistar ;D Thanks form all the info. Several of the videos say they are not available in my country. did the reading. I can't afford to travel to them or buy the books, video etc.
COFFEE COLONICS?????? :o I may never enjoy my morning coffee again. I live alone and don't know ANYONE I would ask to administer that task.
But thanks for thinking of me.
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Hey Malistar ;D Thanks form all the info. Several of the videos say they are not available in my country. did the reading. I can't afford to travel to them or buy the books, video etc.
COFFEE COLONICS?????? :o I may never enjoy my morning coffee again. I live alone and don't know ANYONE I would ask to administer that task.
But thanks for thinking of me.
Judy, just remember to drink your coffee from the right pot!!!
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I am in remission and two very close friends recently had bone scans and came out good so there is lots of hope, chin up and my prayers are with you.
Pete