Just got my lab results from yesterday…. MY CEA DROPPED 73 POINTS IN 2 WEEKS!!!! All my labs looked amazing too, especially my liver enzymes which were the lowest they’ve been in 8 months!!!
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Pity, Party of One Health Update:
So the ascites battle continues (fluid build up in the abdomen). I got drained again yesterday (Monday) and they took almost 5 liters out and I’m already filling back up. I’m scheduled again on Friday for another drainage but what we’re running into is I’m filling up faster than they can get me in so…
HEALTH UPDATE
Things have been a little rough. See that massive belly? I have what’s called ascites – fluid buildup in my abdomen that’s being secreted by the cancer. I’m waiting on a call from Asante to get in for an ultrasound and to get it drained hopefully tomorrow I’m pretty limited on what I can do…
Crocheted with Love: Street Vendor Fundraiser for Jamie Walls – Just in Time for Mother’s Day
This Mother’s Day, give a gift that carries real meaning. Jamie Walls—a devoted mother of four and a true fighter currently battling stage 4 cancer—has been pouring her strength and spirit into every crochet piece she makes. Despite the toll of her diagnosis and treatment, Jamie continues to create beautiful handmade items as both therapy…
HEALTH UPDATE!
Good morning and happy Thursday my friends! I got my CT yesterday, and while I haven’t spoken to my Onco about it yet, the general gist is as follows – Some good, some bad. Bad news – the mesentery and peritoneal areas are worse, and the spots in my lungs have increased from 2mm to…
Handmade with Hope: Support Jamie Walls Through the Spring Forward Auction
In the face of unimaginable challenges, some people show a kind of strength that inspires everyone around them. Jamie Walls is one of those people. A devoted mother of four—two of them still in their preteen years—Jamie is currently battling stage 4 cancer. But even as she undergoes intense treatments and navigates an uphill fight,…
Hey gang, big health update here.
I have made a decision that some of you may not agree with, but hear me out – I will be discussing with my doctor tomorrow the following: I am requesting a CT scan asap to see where I’m at currently. I then am requesting a 3 month hiatus from chemo to focus on my…
Chemo Round Ten
Liver enzymes still elevated, but have come way down, enough so that they can add back in the Irinotecan! Not excited to deal with the side effects of an added drug, but mostly thankful we’re back to being aggressive I added in a very potent liver detox supplement to my regimen and I think it…
Holy crap it’s been 3 months and I haven’t updated this! I’ll try and keep it short and sweet –
First of all, please let me express my heartfelt gratitude to every single one of you that continues to text, call, email, and carrier pigeon words of encouragement, thoughts and prayers, and even jokes (ESPECIALLY the jokes!) I couldn’t do this without my badass tribe!! There are so many of you that I don’t want…
Chemo Update
***UPDATE*** CT doesn’t show a ton of remarkable changes, however it does show several lesions have shrunk a little bit, and overall all the lesions are less dense, and no new metastases!! So we’re going with the ‘ole slow and steady wins the race game baby steps are still steps when they’re in the right…