Oh, I forgot to tell ya'll that I was diagnosed with cancer a year ago.... Had chemo every 3 weeks until mid December (horrible!), then surgery on Jan 3 of this year, then radiation for 6 weeks until the end of March. Then it has been 3-weekly infusions of Herceptin until mid August and now I'm done except for Tamoxifen - one pill every day for 10 years! Really??!!
So now I'm like "Now what?" Everything has ended - the treatment, the surgeries, the radiation, the infusions and most of the doctor's visits. Kind of feels weird after going non-stop for a year. Oh yes, I am getting the port out next week. After that, I'm on my own (mostly). I see the surgeon and the radiation oncologist every 6 months it seems. Maybe the regular oncologist every 3 months who knows yet? I see him tomorrow and will find out more.
The surgeon told me if this cancer comes back, there's no cure. That's why I'm having the port out - no sense in having chemo again if it's not going to help, is there?
I'm happy it's me and not a member of my family! Really happy. Also, I leave myself in God's hands. I don't know the reason for these things happening but I choose to trust Him and if possible, to bring Him glory through to the end. This has definitely been stressful for hubby - he's had to deal with numerous of his family having cancer - so for his sake I hope it's not a long, drawn-out deal.
The longer I live, the more I realise how MERCIFUL God is. I wouldn't want to serve or deal with any other god, ever! Thank you, Jesus!
Another thing I've realised is that no-one can pinpoint the cause of cancer occurring although one can speculate to some extent, I suppose. In my case I have no genetic mutation for cancer and no direct family history of this type of cancer. I'm vegetarian, exercise and am a non-smoker etc. Things which may have contributed, but not definitively are: I used to eat quite a bit of sugar; I had two direct injuries to that exact location where the tumor was found and I did have a bit of stress at work a year before the diagnosis. So who knows? I had a friend who was a vegan, exercised, gluten free and strictly NO sugar, and she still got cancer. So I'm a little less black and white than I used to be about causes of cancer....
Til later,
So now I'm like "Now what?" Everything has ended - the treatment, the surgeries, the radiation, the infusions and most of the doctor's visits. Kind of feels weird after going non-stop for a year. Oh yes, I am getting the port out next week. After that, I'm on my own (mostly). I see the surgeon and the radiation oncologist every 6 months it seems. Maybe the regular oncologist every 3 months who knows yet? I see him tomorrow and will find out more.
The surgeon told me if this cancer comes back, there's no cure. That's why I'm having the port out - no sense in having chemo again if it's not going to help, is there?
I'm happy it's me and not a member of my family! Really happy. Also, I leave myself in God's hands. I don't know the reason for these things happening but I choose to trust Him and if possible, to bring Him glory through to the end. This has definitely been stressful for hubby - he's had to deal with numerous of his family having cancer - so for his sake I hope it's not a long, drawn-out deal.
This is my bald head during chemo
This is at my LAST infusion in mid-August. Got to ring the bell, Yay.
The longer I live, the more I realise how MERCIFUL God is. I wouldn't want to serve or deal with any other god, ever! Thank you, Jesus!
Another thing I've realised is that no-one can pinpoint the cause of cancer occurring although one can speculate to some extent, I suppose. In my case I have no genetic mutation for cancer and no direct family history of this type of cancer. I'm vegetarian, exercise and am a non-smoker etc. Things which may have contributed, but not definitively are: I used to eat quite a bit of sugar; I had two direct injuries to that exact location where the tumor was found and I did have a bit of stress at work a year before the diagnosis. So who knows? I had a friend who was a vegan, exercised, gluten free and strictly NO sugar, and she still got cancer. So I'm a little less black and white than I used to be about causes of cancer....
Til later,
Hi Maggie. This is Leuanna. I followed your blog for years, then for some reason I lost track of you. Praise God you made it through your treatments. I pray that all is well with you and your family.
ReplyDeleteThank you Leuanna!! So glad to hear from you again! I remember you were wanting to move out to the country! Were you ever able to accomplish that and how are things going? May God bless you and strengthen you.
ReplyDeleteSorry, this is Maggie not anonymous. I’m so used to facebook and others.
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