Because I'm exhausted and achy and cranky and and and......
Well my two 3 days trips for internal radiation turned into Wed thru Sunday instead. What should have taken about an hour.....to place the tubes and get me prepped took almost 4. I have a VERY tilted uterus.....more tilted then any of the docs had ever seen and it was making it very hard to place the right side tube in the correct position. From what my Doc said they almost gave up all together but decided to step back for 15-20 min and brain storm. They figured out a way but knew they only had one shot and that they prob couldn't re-create it on Monday so they decided once they saw the scans and how perfectly the tubes were placed to just do both treatments back to back. After it was over my Doc said she had performed approx 1500 of these internal radiation treatments and only a handful had ever been back to back. It takes a certain case and a certain person and I fell into that bracket. Around day 3 of laying flat on my back trying to drink water sideways out of my mouth through a straw and being woken up every FREAKIN hour to check blood pressure and temp I was a mad woman. No seriously I was a crazy woman.....my back was killing me, I was having hot flashes, all I had eaten in 3 days was 1 banana and 1/2 a PP "n" J,,,they kept loading me up on IV fluids and I was convinced my catheter was leaking....it wasnt....everytime I made them check it....sorry!!! Then to have someone tell me I cant sit up, cant get up, cant roll over and only pick foood you feel comfortable eating laying down oh and here is a bucket if you feel ike you are gonna throw up......now tell me...think about it.....how would YOU throw up laying flat on your back??? Go ahead try it right now...Ill wait....now seriously go ahead.....ohhh you cant figure it out??? Yea me either!!!!..........grrrrrrrrr..............thank God for Bananas! Im bruised from head to toe with blood draws and IV lines....but gosh darn it Im alive and feeling MUCH better now that Im home. Body still hurts cause its just not sure what all this moving around is for...ha!
Im heading to bed.....just wanted to update ya'll. I will post Doctor comments and where we go from here tomorrow.....
Love ya.....thank you for all the prayers!!!!
3 comments:
Wow, Jamie, that sounds like hell! Thank God, that part is over! I don't even know what to say, except Wow! and that I love you and hope the next few days are easier for you! Get some REAL rest! Prayers and Peace, Sweetie!
Wow Jay~ You are amazing! It sounds horrific but you made it through. I'm glad you only have to do this one time. I don't know that I could have done as well as you. I hope this whole nightmare of 5 days is what it takes to get you on the road to healthy. I'm sorry it was so tough on you. I'm glad you're home where you can get some real rest. Let the boy totally take care of you! I am praying so hard you girl...just want you to beat this thing so bad....as do all of us. Hang in there sweet pea...you're such a fighter. You are truly in Gods hands...no better place to be..have faith. love and hugs my friend!
Hello Jamie!
I wanted to let you know about an interesting cancer blog a group of cancer patients have been working on.
A fellow tongue cancer patient was sent home to die. There was nothing more that can be done. Cancer survivors ask him life altering questions.
Please read: Dead Man Talking http://beyondtheglassdoor.blogspot.com
Peace B
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