Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Doctor visit update

I am deeply grateful as I receive the blessings of answered prayer.

My last medical oncologist appointment was Tuesday, July 13th. Appointment went well, uneventful. My labs came back okay. Platelet count is coming up. WBC is up, (thank you Neulasta!), however I am still slightly anemic.


I saw my radiation oncologist on Thursday, July 15th for a 4 month follow-up. What a great guy...very spiritual and not afraid to show it. I like that in a doctor. He reviewed my MRI results and is very pleased with them. He checked my neurological reflexes, etc and says I'm doing awesome. I told him that I have 2 more treatments, but am a bit concerned about not doing anything after these treatments are done. He said, we aren't doing nothing, we have prayer and will continue to have prayer. How about that?! I said, it's the power of prayer that has made me an 8 month survivor so far. He said, you aren't just an 8 month survivor, you're a survivor every day! AMEN to that!! I go back to see him in October.

My next oncologist visit is Monday, July 26th and will have chemo the same day as long as my counts are okay. 5th treatment, just 1 more to go.

I know I'm sounding like a very broken record, but.....thanks again everyone for all of the prayers and support. Oh my goodness....I most definitely wouldn't have come this far without my huge circle of prayer partners. I'm amazed by every ones generous prayers for me. It's an awesome feeling...thank you for making me feel special.

Every day is a miracle filled with opportunities to give and receive.

Have a blessed day,
Sandy

2 comments:

  1. Sandy,
    I love keeping up with your updates and seeing what God is doing. I think that it is awesome that you are seeing a Dr. who knows where his help comes from and isn't afraid to share it..I wish there were more Dr's like that. :) Just keep standing and giving God all the glory...He is always faithful!

    ReplyDelete
  2. Sandy, I am hoping for more good news/reports tomorrow as well as smooth sailing on your chemo dose Monday! If you feel a need to escape visually in photos...check out the book I just put together on my Greece trip: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/1490943
    I hope you get there someday! You are special and this would be a special place for you to visit. Enjoy the photos...go there in your mind Monday and save the actual visit for later!
    Thinking of you with prayers, Christy

    ReplyDelete