Scat Cat

January 29 - went to Cancer Care for check up with doctor. He was out of town so I got to see precious nurse practitioner!

Before going to Room One, I went in to see who was taking treatments to say hello. Met a new cancer warrior...it was his first treatment. He and his wife were so precious. So...put Mr. Tatum on your prayer list.

Here is the joke of the day from one of my cancer peeps!

A woman brought her duck in to see the vet. He could see with out much inquiry that the duck was dead. He told her. She said..."but you haven't even checked him over." So he went out and got his Labrador retriever.  The dog put his paws up on the table and sniffed the duck. He looked as his master and shook his head. The vet went out and brought in a cat. The cat weaved back and forth, up and down the duck. He looked at his master and shook his head. The vet told the woman, "I am sorry, but your duck is gone. That will be $150.00." The woman looked startled. "I read in your waiting room that this would be $30." He said..."Yes, but that was before lab work and the Cat scan."

OK...maybe you have to be sitting where I am to enjoy that humor!!! LOL

So on to the results of MY CAT SCAN! I was told it was a good report. My colon looked good...no new tumors! The hot spots on my liver have not grown (but they haven't decreased yet, either). There are some lymph nodes in my right under arm that are swollen, but she said she was not concerned about them. Not even sure they haven't been that way for a while. Nothing in my stomach and my pelvic area looked clean. SO...SCAT CAT! I'm good for the next rounds.

Treatment 6 has been a week ago and I have to be honest. I still feel rough. I traveled on Saturday after treatment for Hunter's surprise BD party. I'm so glad Brandon drove so I could sit in the back seat and moan. Sunday and Monday were spent in the bed. Tuesday...I felt pretty good only for Wednesday and Thursday (today) to be yucky! I am at work...thankful that my colleagues let me whine, complain, and put my head on my desk without too much alarm. I was told today that the chemo would be accumulative and as it adds on, there will be yucky effects. 

I go Monday for blood work to determine blood count and if I will need a nupragen shot. We can all cross our fingers!!! Then Wednesday, if all is well, I will have my 7th treatment. I created a calendar for the next several months to determine dates that I will NOT be in treatment to make some work plans. It looks like - if there are no complications- April 17th will end my treatment. Spring is the season of rebirth and newness...looking towards that spring!!

I heard a great motivational concept today. Myra shared it with me. The speaker had a tennis ball and as he gave his presentation, he would bounce that tennis ball. Sometimes he would bounce it softly, but other times he would bounce it with force. During the presentation he asked the audience did they see something interesting about the ball? He proceeded to point out..."do you notice the harder it hits the ground the higher it bounces up?"

OK! I get it!!! I'll admit I feel my ball is hitting the ground pretty hard lately. So my bounce will come back higher!!!

How high is your bounce????