After wearing only the most comfortable walking shoes this past year, last night I put on a real pair of high-heel shoes (to which my toes bitterly complained!), and my nice black dress to attend the Awards Ceremony for our first local film festival – The Sundial Film Festival. My son, Jesse, had submitted a 10-minute film titled “Cart” and a close friend of his composed and performed the music for the film. It was a touching story with no dialogue, just music that matched the mood for each scene. We were so proud to be there to see him win top honors of “Best of Show”! A nice cash prize accompanied the statuette. It’s moments like this that make the battle through treatment worth it!
This week I received copies of my labs and pathology report from my appointment at Stanford on February 24. It’s been 5 years since my blood counts were this good! The most amazing information in the pathology report was that all of the chromosomes tested were found to be normal when there had been abnormal chromosomes at diagnosis. We know this is God’s handiwork and a response to the many prayers lifting me up over the preceding months. This is not just my victory, it is yours as well!
The neuropathy pain has become more intense recently, to the point of causing nausea at times. Lack of sleep due to the pain only contributes to the brain fade that pain also causes. My primary doctor gave me some samples of Lyrica to try this week. She said it only works about 50% of the time, but it was worth a try. It certainly does help me sleep, as “drowsiness” is one of the side effects. I’m supposed to keep increasing frequency and dosage every few days until a level is reached that has the pain under control. I certainly have improved some this week just with one low, nightly dosage, but I am supposed to start taking a second dose during the day. I plan to begin the daytime dosage this week and hope that I’m not a walking zombie or end up spending the day sleeping on the couch. Please continue to pray concerning my neuropathy.
This week I received copies of my labs and pathology report from my appointment at Stanford on February 24. It’s been 5 years since my blood counts were this good! The most amazing information in the pathology report was that all of the chromosomes tested were found to be normal when there had been abnormal chromosomes at diagnosis. We know this is God’s handiwork and a response to the many prayers lifting me up over the preceding months. This is not just my victory, it is yours as well!
The neuropathy pain has become more intense recently, to the point of causing nausea at times. Lack of sleep due to the pain only contributes to the brain fade that pain also causes. My primary doctor gave me some samples of Lyrica to try this week. She said it only works about 50% of the time, but it was worth a try. It certainly does help me sleep, as “drowsiness” is one of the side effects. I’m supposed to keep increasing frequency and dosage every few days until a level is reached that has the pain under control. I certainly have improved some this week just with one low, nightly dosage, but I am supposed to start taking a second dose during the day. I plan to begin the daytime dosage this week and hope that I’m not a walking zombie or end up spending the day sleeping on the couch. Please continue to pray concerning my neuropathy.
