Long time no blog. I was waiting until today to give you an update from both the radiology and medical oncologists. Both doctors were great. I will 100% be having radiation but it is still uncertain whether I will have chemo. Today's meeting about chemo led us to decide on a test to see if chemo will even work in my situation (they test the tissue from my tumor). So we will have to wait for those results. This week was full of education AKA "non-poking" appointments (insert gratefulness). I highlighted some of those things I learned in the comments below. I have attached a picture of my current collection of cards and flowers, thank you all!
Here's what I know God is good Radiation kills cancer cells at the site of the tumor (cancer cells cannot survive radiation) Chemo kills cancer cells anywhere else they may have traveled in your body Both are used to lower the rate of the cancer reocurring Chemo test will take 2 weeks for results Daniel refused to eat dinner until he could dip his pork in Marmite #shouldhavenamedhimWinston Here's what I don't know Whether chemo will work in my situation Why workers at Trader Joe's wear Hawaiian shirts when there are no Trader Joe's in Hawaii What you can do for me Eat better, turn off the TV and take a walk Allie (conversation about radiation) Allie: Did they get all the green bump out? Me: Today I went to the laser gun doctor. Allie: Woah, laser gun doctor? Me: Yea sometimes when you take out the green bump, pieces of it break off and hide. The doctor can zap it with a laser gun. Allie: Wow! Can you take a picture of the gun for me?! Praises Great doctors for both therapies 2 rainbows today Both radiation and chemo are less severe and shorter in duration because the cancer didn't spread to my lymph nodes Prayer Requests Clear results on whether chemo will work for me or not Continued healing and rest Shout Out Sheila for dinner Keiko and kids for care package Mike for fixing my steam mop Mom for cooking, cleaning and dealing with Daniel going limp for diaper changes #bigboypottytime Aloha We will update as we get any new information to share over the next few weeks. Much aloha ~Nikki
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Keiko
3/9/2017 11:04:56 am
Glad to hear the package made it. That didn't take too long. :)
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