February 14 (happy Valentine's Day): Phone call from doctor "Time to see specialist for exploratory"
March 7 : Pre-op appointment March 22: first surgery March 29: My world shifted; Diagnosis Day April 18: second surgery Month of May: countless appointments with oncology radiologist, radiology technicians, oncologists, phlebotomists, etc. June 1st: 3rd surgery (port insertion) June 11: Weekly chemo for 5 weeks begins Weekly blood draws begins Daily radiation for five weeks begins (Monday - Friday) July 23 - August 23rd: Recovery month attempting to prepare for more chemo therapy August 23: First of four chemo doses September 13: Second of four chemo doses October 4: tentative third of four chemo doses October 28: tentative final chemo dose Month of November: await body scan on November 25 (tentative) to determine how efficacious the eight months of treatment has been (or not) Once again, I am reduced to a single prayer: Lord have mercy.
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Melissa
10/18/2018 04:12:23 pm
Lord have mercy, Indeed. We are with you Elizabeth - praying for you every night and at church.
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Note from ElizabethAlthough I am determinedly declaring that I will not allow being a cancer patient to define me, I recognize that in truth, for the next several months, it will in many ways do just that, This blog, Fighting with the Wind, is where my medical updates, philosophical musings, humorous anecdotes, heart-warming stories, spiritual contemplations, angry rantings, and joyous celebrations can be found. Archives
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