Well, it has once again been a while since I have been here. Mom has not been feeling well for quite some time. She was having lots of back and stomach pain. The ct scan didn't pick up anything, so we went to the emergency room last week and they did an MRI. The MRI picked up a 2 cm tumor on her spine. She was actually relieved to find out that there was something going on. Radiation began last week also. She will have 10 treatments. The oncologist assured us that this is going to be pretty easy to take care of. I guess if you have to have cancer, this is one of the better places to have it... as if that makes any sense!!! Mom is already feeling some relief from the pain.
I am 24 weeks pregnant. Found out at our last ultrasound that we are having a boy! Maddy is so excited. Max Fredrick will be joining us in November!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for reading! Have a great day!!!!
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Hi there,
Since the last time that I was here we took a trip to Texas. Gary, Maddy, Mom, and I went to Texas to visit Mom's 92 year old aunt. What a fun trip we had.
Mom had another dr visit with her oncologist a couple of weeks ago. Things are stable, so still no chemo. She goes back at the end of July to have another scan. We are actually at the point right now where cancer isn't on our minds every day. Mom is feeling so well. Life is good.
I talked to my dr about getting screened for Lynch syndrome. Lynch Syndrome is a gene that can contribute to bile duct cancer, along with many others. My insurance won't approve it unless you have cancer. I could pay for the test, but it would cost $3000.00.... ugh! Guess I will have to wait to see if I actually get cancer. Doesn't make much sense to me!
The baby is moving right along. I am now about 14 weeks, and definitely showing. I can feel some movement too. I had a test last time to see if I was a carrier for cystic fibrosis. The test came back normal... yea! Gary has a niece who was born with cystic fibrosis, so it could have been bad if I was a carrier, because he definitely could be one too. I should be able to go early in July to find out the sex of the baby. Everyone in the house thinks that it is a boy, except for me. I think that it is a girl. The name choices are Max (Maddy chose this, because she can spell it) Fredrick (my dad's name). My dad died of a heart attack in 1996. I really wish that he was here. A girl Julia (Mom's name, and my nieces middle name) Rose (my sister in law and nieces middle name). So, we will see shortly.
Maddy is 5, so we are going to start kindergarten in the fall. I am going to homeschool her. I have my teaching license. I am excited to get started on this journey. I still can't believe that she is 5.
I think that is about it for now :).
Thanks for reading,
Amy
Since the last time that I was here we took a trip to Texas. Gary, Maddy, Mom, and I went to Texas to visit Mom's 92 year old aunt. What a fun trip we had.
Mom had another dr visit with her oncologist a couple of weeks ago. Things are stable, so still no chemo. She goes back at the end of July to have another scan. We are actually at the point right now where cancer isn't on our minds every day. Mom is feeling so well. Life is good.
I talked to my dr about getting screened for Lynch syndrome. Lynch Syndrome is a gene that can contribute to bile duct cancer, along with many others. My insurance won't approve it unless you have cancer. I could pay for the test, but it would cost $3000.00.... ugh! Guess I will have to wait to see if I actually get cancer. Doesn't make much sense to me!
The baby is moving right along. I am now about 14 weeks, and definitely showing. I can feel some movement too. I had a test last time to see if I was a carrier for cystic fibrosis. The test came back normal... yea! Gary has a niece who was born with cystic fibrosis, so it could have been bad if I was a carrier, because he definitely could be one too. I should be able to go early in July to find out the sex of the baby. Everyone in the house thinks that it is a boy, except for me. I think that it is a girl. The name choices are Max (Maddy chose this, because she can spell it) Fredrick (my dad's name). My dad died of a heart attack in 1996. I really wish that he was here. A girl Julia (Mom's name, and my nieces middle name) Rose (my sister in law and nieces middle name). So, we will see shortly.
Maddy is 5, so we are going to start kindergarten in the fall. I am going to homeschool her. I have my teaching license. I am excited to get started on this journey. I still can't believe that she is 5.
I think that is about it for now :).
Thanks for reading,
Amy
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
CT scan today
Hi!
Mom hasn't been feeling well for the last week. Her joints have been hurting and belly hurts. She went to the oncologist today. The dr told her to start taking Advil, but she also wanted to do a CT scan just to check things out. I am so glad that the dr is thorough, and just doesn't rush to a conclusion. The dr said that it is very common for chemo patients to experience arthritis pain a few weeks after they end chemo. We should know the results tomorrow.... waiting is the worst part. We are supposed to leave on Friday for Texas, but we will wait to see what the dr has to say!
Please keep her in your prayers!
Night, Amy
Mom hasn't been feeling well for the last week. Her joints have been hurting and belly hurts. She went to the oncologist today. The dr told her to start taking Advil, but she also wanted to do a CT scan just to check things out. I am so glad that the dr is thorough, and just doesn't rush to a conclusion. The dr said that it is very common for chemo patients to experience arthritis pain a few weeks after they end chemo. We should know the results tomorrow.... waiting is the worst part. We are supposed to leave on Friday for Texas, but we will wait to see what the dr has to say!
Please keep her in your prayers!
Night, Amy
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Mom feeling great
Well, it has been some time now since Mom has had any chemo. She goes back on May 5th for a CT scan to see about the spots, if they haven't grown she will continue to wait.... please pray!!!! I can totally understand now why people choose not to continue treatments when they are so hard on them. She is going every day. When she does chemo sometimes she can't even get out of bed. Cancer is a physical and emotional disease, isn't it? Decisions Decisions!!!!!!
On another note got to hear the baby's heartbeat yesterday.... it was fantastic!
Have a great day!
On another note got to hear the baby's heartbeat yesterday.... it was fantastic!
Have a great day!
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
My news
Well, I have some good news of my own..... I am having a baby :). We actually have some good news for a change. Mom said that we have not had much good news in the past 3 years, so it is about time that we get some... yea!!
Friday, March 6, 2009
No more treatments for a while.....
Well, today was a visit with the oncologist. They discussed Mom feeling so crummy last week. The dr really wants to continue with the same chemotherapy.... xeloda and oxaliplatin. She said that she will make some changes to the xeloda though. Probably one week on, one week off and so on. The dr did say that Mom could just go into a "wait" phase for a while. Mom totally agreed!!! The dr said that she has many patients who are just waiting to see what will happen with their cancer, and when it gets to a more critical point they will continue treatment. Mom loved that idea! She goes back in May for a ct scan and then will see the dr the next week. If the lymph nodes have grown they will continue with treatment, if not they will continue to wait.
When this all started I can't imgaine not going full force with the treatment, but after seeing what the treatment can do to people, I can see why people don't want to do it. The dr said that treatments are the second leading cause of death with cancer patients.... that really made me think. Mom said that she thought that she might die when she was so sick last week. That is no way to have to live.
Night!
When this all started I can't imgaine not going full force with the treatment, but after seeing what the treatment can do to people, I can see why people don't want to do it. The dr said that treatments are the second leading cause of death with cancer patients.... that really made me think. Mom said that she thought that she might die when she was so sick last week. That is no way to have to live.
Night!
Friday, February 27, 2009
Rough few days
The last week has been really rough. Mom has been feeling very crummy. On Saturday we went to a play and out to lunch. On the way home she was very cold and things went downhill from there. We went to the ER on Saturday night. She had a high fever and threw up. They ran a lot of tests, but didn't find anything. On Wednesday she was feeling worse. Went back to the ER, this time we went to the hospital where she has all of her treatments. They ran even more tests and found nothing. The CT scan came back clear, so they tell us that it isn't the cancer. Not sure if it is an infection in the intestines or from the new chemo. The dr said they won't know if it is from the chemo until she has another round, so now she is really unsure about the whole chemo ordeal. They sent her home on Thursday, but still not much better today. When she feels down it makes me really nervous Please keep her (and me ;) ) in your prayers. This is a frightening time!
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