I hope everyone has a wonderful year. My 2009 went out with a rush of trips through the MDACC Emergency Center, and being admitted to the hospital 4 times; once in November for an eye infection, twice in December for pnunemonia, and the last time was for raging heartburn that at first looked like tumors but was ulcers and erosions in my esophegous and upper stomach. These were caused by the Zeloda oral chemo.
Everyone was glad to hear there were no more tumors that it was just ulcers and erosions that could be fixed, rather that the tumors the CT showed mistakenly. After 10 days in the hospital, with a very bland diet and medication the ulcers seem to have healed up or vastly improved as the heartburn has not returned.
I started a new intavenous chemo drug this past week; the name is Vinorelbine. It will be weekly treatments, and so far has showed miminum side effects. My next treatment is this coming Wendesday, but I will see the opthalomigist on Tuesday as my eyes are still in pretty bad shape. At this point I am considered legally blind.
I walked outside and around the farm today for the first time in a month, and felt the sun on my face. I know it has been a month because I fell down in the mud getting ready to go to the hospital for the eye infection at Thanksgiving. I have been dack in the hospital 3 times since then. This is the first weekend I have spent at home since Thanksgiving.
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- periodwarhorse
- 55 years young, married 35 years to same man, 3 children, 2 married, 1 grandson. 8 horses.
2 comments:
I am so happy to see your post! You have been in my thoughts a lot.
Ugh, ulcers. But better than what was first suspected. Did they put you on Prilosec? That's the same thing in UlcerGard, =-)
You are always in my prayers. Please take care!
Requiescat in Pace, Beloved Laura. We love you - Always & Forever.
Born in the valley
And raised in the trees
Of Western Kentucky
On wobbly knees
With mama beside you
To help you along
You'll soon be a growing up strong.
All the long, lazy mornings
In pastures of green
The sun on your withers
The wind in your mane
Could never prepare you
For what lies ahead
The run for the roses so red --
And it's run for the roses
As fast as you can
Your fate is delivered
Your moment's at hand
It's the chance of a lifetime
In a lifetime of chance
And it's high time you joined
In the dance
It's high time you joined
In the dance --
From sire to sire
It's born in the blood
The fire of a mare
And the strength of a stud
It's breeding and it's training
And it's something unknown
That drives you and carries
You home.
And it's run for the roses
As fast as you can
Your fate is delivered
Your moment's at hand
It's the chance of a lifetime
In a lifetime of chance
And it's high time you joined
In the dance
It's high time you joined
In the dance --
("Run for the Roses," Dan Fogelburg)
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