Thursday we had the confusion of 12 vs 14 treatments. Leah called my doctor's office today to check on whether we needed to complete 13 & 14? When the nurse called back Leah and her had a lengthy conversation about plenty of things. Those 2 treatments were only a fraction of what they talked about. Since I need familiar to keep my anxiety down, the nurse made a note in my chart that we would like to be back in the blue pod. There are less chairs and less activity and this is where I have been since the begining of my treatments this year. I will likely have the same nurse I had for treatment number 9. Per the number of treatments, Leah was told I currently have 28 on the schedule so I will continue to see a few more than I currently am on. The real truth is I will have 12 treatments then I will have a CT scan. My doctor will present my scan results to the tumor board to see about surgery. Otherwise we would have to decide between our normal treatments and Maintenance Chemo.
I'll be honest the thought of indefinite chemo frightens me. I badly want the tumor Surgically removed. I don't want chemo long term. 10 years ago Leah continued to remind me to take 5 minutes at a time! I'm to that point again.
All I ask is for Prayer for surgery to be a reality. In the mean time I'm going to be watching the clock for 5 minute blocks.
~Kent
We are so sorry to hear all of this, Kent. What a horrible weekend and now to think about having chemo long-term! Wow! We will be praying for the chemo to wipe out the cancer or for surgery to be an option.
ReplyDeleteI echo, Marybeth’s thoughts…let’s pray this tumor is shrunk to an operable size and then wiped out completely. Long term chemo is daunting to say the least. Thank you for the way you have tolerated it thus far and your will to live and keep working. You are an important part of our whole family and most especially to Leah and Lydia. Thank you to Leah for your tender loving care, for being a great cheer-leader and recognizing his needs before he even knows he needs them. You are an amazing team all the time!!!! Thank you to Jean De Young who stays available for transportation during chemo weekends, to Greg Stepanek who faithfully provides transportation to and from chemo at Lemmen Holton. Thank you to everyone who keeps both of them encouraged through this long journey. Love you both… and Lydia too. Lydia brings you so much joy and I’m thankful for her steadfast love. And thank you, Jesus for sustaining them with YOUR love and grace. Please, Lord, give Kent the strength he needs and PLEASE obliterate that tumor!!! “When I cannot stand, I’ll fall on You. Jesus you’re my hope and stay…” “Lord, I Need You.” (Every minute!!!!)
ReplyDeleteI echo these prayers. Kent, Leah, and Lydia, you are so precious in the eyes of God and of the people around you. I grieve with you for the exhausting side effects of chemo and pray that the cancer will be able to be removed surgically!!❤️
ReplyDeletePraying for surgery and That the Great Physician can wipe this all away!!
ReplyDeletePraying for strength, peace, a tumor that gets tired of fighting the chemo, for surgery and for a sunny day to lift your spirit. June Lull
ReplyDeleteOur prayers are with you all
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