Posted on 03/14/2015 10:22:07 AM PDT by Tired of Taxes
Please pray for freeper Shimmer1 as she continues to undergo treatments.
Here is the message I received from her last night:
I’m very weak tonight. I just got up from another nap. Chemo this week (wednesday) made me so weak, I’m using a wheelchair when I go to hyperbaric treatment.
I cry at the drop of a hat. Now even sitting isn’t helping much. Usually when I sit for a while, or lie down, I recover. Now just movement exhausts me. The movement of walking six feet and lying down is enough to make me moan with exhaustion for probably ten minutes. You ought to see my typing before I correct it!!
I think i can’t make it. SEVEN MORE WEEKS OF THIS????? But I must, because that aggressive, deadly cancer must have every chance of being killed off. I really am exhausted, coming into my house makes me so tired that I’m almost nauseated. But I must go on. I had been so psyched, thinking I had only one more cycle of three weeks (plus next week) making four weeks more. Then dr said he counted and I had two more cycles. (plus next week) Pray for me please!
I really need my children and grandchildren around and I have none around me. In fact, no one is around me. Can she do it????????? C’mon!! CAN SHE DO IT??????? TELL ME YES!
Thank you for keeping us informed. Prayers continue...
She can beat this!
Continuing in prayer for Shimmer1’s healing and comfort.
May the Lord grant her abundant strength and courage as she navigates down this very difficult path.
BTTT
Thank you. I’m praying daily for Shimmer1 as well.
I do hope that her being admitted to the hospital includes a transfusion of platelets and red blood cells.
Prayers up that it will strengthen her for her next rounds of chemo, and she will beat this disease and be healthy and well far into the future.
May the Lord restore the strength of your blood and protect you from all infection; may His healing hand be upon you.
OL it has. One unit of platelets and two of red blood cells. I’m feeling much more human today.
I’m sorry I can’t remember if I told anyone that my platelets were down to 9000, should be 2 to 300,000, and my red blood count was 7.9 I don’t know what it should be. I’ll find out within an hour or so what my new levels are. I feel a lot better a whole lot
That’s wonderful! Praise God! And may God Bless you, dear.
My oncologist is a bit rougher on me. She expects me to take my
vitamins and minerals and keep my own dang platelets up, LOL!
Since I tolerate the chemo fairly well, I haven’t had to be transfused.
Yet...
I still have two more sessions. ;-)
Nice to see you back. Your color is much better!
My platelets are up to 26,000 from 9000 last night. Not much of an improvement yet.
Seems like an improvement. The red blood count will make you feel better at least.
You told me, Shimmer1, but I didn’t put the number in my post. Sorry about that.
I’m glad you’re beginning to feel better now. Your doctors must be taking good care of you. :-)
My platelets were 23,000 for my blood test, which was why my oncologist postponed my last session for a week.
The blood draw was on Wednesday, and by the following Monday, I had gotten them up to 97,000. Even that is
43,000 too low, but she prescribed the session anyway.
The thing that helped me the most was Life Extension Super K with Advanced K2 Complex that my husband got
for me from the drug store. I took two per day, and my platelets were high enough for my most recent session.
And eating is important as well. Keep yourself nourished, even if you don’t feel like eating anything.
I also take a lot of vitamins, minerals, and herbs. I have my own recipe that I compiled from reading about these
little helpers, and everyone has to make his or her own vitamin regimen after studying what does what and why.
My nurses are! Doctors didn’t show up today!
That’s the way it always is. The nurses do most of the work. :-)
Things went better today I saw the doctor several of them and I got care and I’m getting platelets I’m still very very weak but I should be better and go home maybe by Friday
Excellent. :-) It will take time, but you will feel better soon. Still keeping you in my thoughts and prayers...
I expect to go home today. Just got two units of red blood again. I feel better.
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