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!
5.56mm
I just remembered you and all those battling cancer at 11:30 CST Mass today.
May you be strengthened in your struggle.
Because you find IDIOTS everywhere you go. Forget that moron.
All I can say is, you are one tough lady. Wow. I won't stop praying for you, sweetie.
I’m counting on that Catherine!
Yes. I will do this. Thank you.
It’s not just one problem for six months. But it’s been everything to do with the mastectomy has been a problem, not healing, for six months.
The tracts (tunnels) didn’t come to light until January. Before that it was constant pain and also excessive drainage, infections, you name it. One thing after another.
Thank you Jim.
You’re more than welcome, sweetheart.
You just hang in there and remember all your friends on FR are praying for you. God bless.
Hang in there. I know it is hard to say but you have a lot to live for. I know about the VACs too, Mom had one as well and I had to take care of it so I’ve had experience there.
I took in every word, Shimmer. Your post was not too long at all, you need to get this out there for relief and release. You have many friends here for spiritual support and strength. You are going through a truly horrible time, no matter who might have it worse than you!
I keep praying for your comfort and healing and continued resilience and good sense of humor.
May God give you strength through this ordeal!
Radiation causes all sorts of problems. I’m sorry you have to deal with all of this.
I hope you’re getting in some practice with your middle finger salute... both of them. I hear it’s a great stress-reliever. ;-D
You know, I don’t even get that upset these days. I just cry when things are unpleasant. I cry at the drop of a hat. I guess it’s the chemo. hahahaha
I really wish I’d never had it! If I’d have known that it would turn me brown and make my lumpectomy scar all lumpy under the skin, I’d have never have had it. If I’d have known that if I ever got cancer again there (which I never DREAMED I would) a scar wouldn’t heal because of it, I’d never have had it.
But who could have known that I’d get cancer in the same exact place, the same breast. I thought the chemo made me safe from that. Oh no, the chemo made me pretty safe from the particular cancer I had. groan, beating head on desk. This time the cancer was triple negative and very aggressive and much worse. grrrrrrrrr.
Did having a VAC hurt your mom? My wound care nurse said it’s not supposed to hurt, but sometimes, actually LOTS of times, mine hurts so bad it takes my breath away.
It always hurts for at least a day after changing the foam. Sporadically. Every few seconds or minutes, it’s like a knife stabbing me. A hot knife. yow!
Don’t get sad. Get mad. Or just get crabby. Crabby is fun. It lets you vent. Next time you see something that makes you want to cry, like seeing Emperor Zero on tv, don’t cry, just shove your middle digit at the tv and yell, “Up yours, you Commie fruit !”
The famous Johnny Cash pic. He’s being crabby because the photographer got in his personal space...
https://iconicphotos.wordpress.com/2009/08/22/johnny-cashs-finger/
Give it a try. It might work for you. ;-D
God Bless
Thank you Trebb, they’re 10 this year. How their grandma (Momsie!) does love them!!!! Blessings to your boy.
ack!!! I don’t want to be crabby! I’m sort of known for NOT being crabby!
or mad.
Except here, I love to debate here, but i’m just too weak (and chemobrained) right now.
I’ll be fine. Thanks
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.