Posted on 05/05/2007 9:08:19 PM PDT by JustAmy
Ladyinred has been diagnosed with lung cancer and it is bad. It has been there for some time with no symptoms. She has taken a couple of Chemo treatments but they will not be able to cure this. They hope to stop the growth for as long as possible.
Please also remember Chadsworth in your prayers, as he is taking this very hard.
In a note to me, ladyinred said ..... "I would appreciate your prayers of course, as that is all that can really help me."
As Chadsworth told me, the only thing that will make a difference is a miracle through the power of prayer.
Thank you for your prayers!
Just read the most recent update...HUGS & Hang in there.
My prayers go up for You & my heart goes out to You & Yours!!
Hugs and prayers for you both.
Ladyinred and Chadsworth,
You both will remain in my prayers.
Thinking of Lady this morning and her loved ones. God bless you all as we continue to pray for Connie's total healing. In Jesus' Name, amen.
That bunny in red is precious.
I certainly will be praying for LadyinRed and her family. It is so sad.
Sunday prayers for Lady and her family. God bless you.
TO ALL -A short update on the LadyinRed.
After a second hemoglobin booster, she has not shown the recovery as she has previously done. We are pretty sure the long delay in getting her hemoglobin booster allowed her hemoglobin to get far too low and it just is not responding as it had prior to the missed shot.
After two shots of the hemo booster, her counts went from 10.2 to only 10.6. Not much improvement for TWO hemo booster shots. I cannot help but hold the insurance company at fault. She was holding her own with good hemo counts before the long delayed shot.
I wrote several letters to various agencies, including our state senator. The insurance co is being investigated for what happened to us, (not just us but a lot of members of the insurance co are finding the same treatment with benefits cut backs). I have been asked to tell LIR’s story on video and the state senator wants to use it in the investigation of the insurance co.
Anyway, LiR has another scan scheduled for Thursday (16th) but it is just a ct rather than a pet. The ct is faster and maybe LiR can subdue the cough long enough to get the scan completed. The cough is from a bronchial infection more than likely due to a weaker immune system as a result of getting so far down with the blood counts. She is scheduled to get iron infusions in hopes that the blood will go ahead and build itself back up.
Her doctor will be gone for two weeks, playing Navy, and we will not find out what the tumors are doing until he returns. We will put an update out when we get the info.
Once again — thank you all
Thanks for the update, chads. We are still praying for good news on the scan results.
Jim, can you add the update at #631 to the thread title? Thanks.
My prayers will continue for LIR, of course, and now with a special plea for the iron infusion to bring her hemoglobin back up — so at least she will feel better without the dragged down effects of anemia.
But —— It is criminal what Blue Cross did to her!!! In the middle of chemotherapy and they deny something that will aid her?? What kind of minds are running that place? I’m pleased that there are some out there who are taking Blue Cross on and I hope the exposure will turn them around, but just the idea that you should have to go thru this when your time and mind is with LIR is unthinkable! Thanks for the update. I also pray for your strength.
My Dear, I am thinking of you during this battle- one I am positive you will win. Please accept my prayers for your recovery and your continued brave fight. Your friend, R.
Prayers for you both.
God bless.
Both of you HANG IN THERE!
Prayers & Hugs!
Chadsworth—I’m glad you got some attention for what the insurance company has done. Hopefully they can get it straightened out. Do you really have to wait two weeks to get the result of the CT scan? That seems criminal to me as well. It’s hard enough waiting for one week. Is there someone in your dr’s office ( a PA, another dr.) who can at least give you the results and if necessary, some treatment options to think about until your dr. returns?
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& when I got here to post I noticed & read the most recent update...It just isn’t right all these delays by Insurance & now the Dr. is delaying things by 2 weeks making You sit & wonder!!
Remember,through it all “The Great Physician” has Your back and is right there;will not leave You.
Hang in there! Dear JESUS, please/plea continue to provide Your endless Grace;Strength and Peace that passeth all understanding throught this trying journey!
rh-—Some LiR update info
Thanks for the inquiry about the results. LiR is not concerned about the time delay to get the results. As the dr. told us, the action plans are pretty straight forward and two weeks delay does not seem to be a big concern. Our choices are — if the tumor(s) have decreased in size, she gets to take some time off from the chemo infusions. If they have not changed in size, she gets two more cycles and some time off. If the tumors are still growing it will be time for a program reevaluation. We still have an option to go back to Stanford and see a fantastic dr by the name of Heather Wakelee, head of the Standford oncology dept. This lady is quite impressive with all sorts of degrees, publications and a magna cum lade (sp?) in molecular biology. She told us we could see her anytime for LiR’s treatment program. We will wait and see the results first, it may not be needed.
Again, thanks to all for the love and concern.
BTW, we were able to get her ct scan today, an iron infusion and, believe it or not, another hemo booster. Praise God.
Yea! re: another helpful hemo booster for LiR!
Yes indeed, Praise GOD!
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