As I think I've mentioned before, I have a very hard time writing about my experiences while I am going through them, especially if they are traumatic. It's much easier to write when I feel as though I have gotten through the worse of it. But in all honestly, the biggest reason for my delay in posting this time is that I have been heavily medicated though the past weeks. Once I had finished my four day chemo ordeal (which of course, turned unto 5), my swallowing issues and sores in my mouth and throat just got worse. The pain was so severe, I spent most of the time sleeping from being so heavily medicated. When I was awake I could barely form coherent sentences and text messages, so I really didn't want to embaress myself by trying to put together a post that made no sense. Now that my counts have finally started to come in, and my sores in my throat and mouth have impproved here's a quick recap of past couple weeks.
I felt extremely sick as promised and the pain in my throat was unrelenting, I lost the ability to swallow, even water, by the beginning of February. Which is a very weird feeling. You still have an appetite, so you want to eat but that first bite of pudding goes down like shards of glass you quickly remember why you gave up entire eating. I received bags upon bags of blood from all of my donor heroes out there. I even spent a brief stay in the ICU because they I had an infection and they couldn't regulate my blood pressure. Pretty scary stuff.
Couple good things I can say about the last few weeks is that time has gone by fast. Also it's been great having mom and Heath down here with me. Of course, I am not recovering as fast as I would have liked too, I was actually supposed to be dicharged this past monday, but I continue to hit a few speed bumps along the way. And if my wish for prayers and well wishes haven't worn out, I have one to ask.
They found a spot on my lung durning my last CT scan and they are going to do a biopsy of it Wednesday to determine what it is. They think it may be some kind fungal or bacterial infection but they want to know what it is they are dealing with so they know how best to treat it best.
Thanks for all of your love and support.
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So glad to hear from you....there is a wide circle of prayers and love for you and your family!
ReplyDeleteSo glad to hear things are improving a bit. Keep up the good work! Thoughts and prayers are with you.
ReplyDeleteMany prayers and thoughts coming your way. Stay strong.
ReplyDeletePRAYERS AND WELL WISHES WILL NEVER STOP FOR YOU MY BEAUTIFUL NEICE..I AM GLAD YOU ARE ABLE TO WRITE AGAIN.. THANKS FOR THE UPDATE.. YOU ARE RIGHT YOU HAVE COME A LONG WAY AND YOU ARE SO STRONG AND DEDICATED TO THIS FIGHT.I LOVE YOU HON AND LOOK FORWARD TO THE DAY WE CAN GET OUT ON THE LAKE AND ENJOY THE SUMMER FUN.
ReplyDeleteHi Jessica,
ReplyDeleteIt's great to hear an update from you. You have been the subject of many prayers. Certainly they will keep flowing your way! I'd like to think that as your counts keep creeping upward you will feel better with each new day now. What an ordeal, but hopefully the worst is behind you now. I will pray especially for the lung biopsy now. Remember that we love you so much! Keep up your positive attitude and keep fighting. Hopefully you will be able to go home soon. We miss you! Diane(from Hope Club)