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Thank you so much everyone! I haven’t got any new news besides it’s been difficult to readjust to life as usual. I think it’s too much too soon.. Hopefully I can get used to it or make some adjustments.
I think I have another CT scan soon, so hopefully that will bring good news then too. No news is good news of course!
Best of luck to everyone, my family will be praying for you all!
Katie,
What wonderful news about your health and career plans. I asked my oncology nurse if it was hard working day to day with cancer and its health and emotional impact and she said an absolute NO. Oncology nurses see so many happy endings and help so many people that she could not imagine working in another department. Hope you feel the same way later on.Hugs.
KrisThats great Katie,I am glad you are going so well.I am a rather veteran nurse so if you are interested in the profession I am glad Janet
Katie….what wonderful news and thank you so much for sharing. Your have chosen a profession guaranteed to be fulfilling. All my best wishes are coming your way.
MarionKatie;
I am so happy to hear you are in remission. I have been thinking of you. Thanks for your update. It has made my day to hear you are doing so well!!
Take care and God Bless,
JamieI’ve been so busy with school and work I haven’t been able to update. I’m so sorry everyone. I’m here to bare the good news though: As of a few weeks ago, I’m in remission!! Yayyyy!
I still have my port in and I get that flushed every six weeks, and a CT scan every 3 months, but the chemo seems to have worked! I’m so happy! I’ve been trying to reach out to people I know with family or friends with cancer to try talking to them and make them feel better. I’m dropping my education major and I’m going to try to go to nursing school to be a chemotherapy infusion nurse!
Now that I’m starting to get back to normal, I’m looking at ways to try raising awareness at my college, even if I’m by myself. The other day I was thinking how mad it made me breast cancer got so much attention, but it only does because people went out there and did something. Now I know what I have to do!
I hope everyone has been well and is enjoying the new blessing of cool Autumn weather. You’re in my prayers every week at mass!
Great to hear from you Katie, so glad to hear that things are going well. Enjoy your vacation next week and remember the SPF!!
-Tess
Sounds great. I havent lost my hair yet, though it is definately thinner. I told my husband that if I lost it, when it came back Iwould dye it pink or purple…he almost had a heart attack. Keeping cancer “fun”is a key for me and it sounds like it is for you too.
Best of luck on your next scan.
Kris
Hi there and that is some great news. Your vacations sound wonderful and your attitude is stupendous! Keep up the good work and we will give you a A’s!!!!!
Hey guys!! I’m sorry it’s been such a super long time since I posted, but I’ve been trying to keep busy with working, doing the camp counselor thing at summer camp, crafts and stuff.. I’m happy to report chemo is almost done! I have three more appointments for gem and then I’m done! I hope. I just have a CT scan after it all to see where I’m at.
I’m so excited! I can’t wait for my hair to start growing back. I forgot my hat one morning for camp and my scalp burned so terribly. There’s nothing worse then a peeling scalp. Oh, and I even registered for fall classes! I’m so excited about going back to school, I picked some really interesting looking ones and I can’t wait to get back to it. Everything is just going back to normal.
My family is going on our family vacation to the shore next week so that’ll be fun too. Oh, Disney was super awesome!! It rained at the same time every day but we saw everything and I didn’t even sunburn at all!
The only problem that I’ve had I think is consistently low red and white blood cells, they almost couldn’t treat yesterday. (My doctor says that .. something has to be at 1.5 to do it, and I was at 1.4) Is there anything I can do.. or eat to get them back up? I’m not terribly worried about it, but I guess eating right and taking a multivitamin doesn’t cut it these days? lol And like. Pain in the port, even when it isn’t accessed. Apparently mine is at a funky angle and I even got the numbing cream but it still makes me cry (like a wimp! aaah I hate it lol).
I hope everyone is doing well, I’ve been thinking about you a lot! People have asked me about my bracelet a few times so they have been helping with awareness. You’re all in my prayers! <333
Hello Katie….Katie….thanks for checking in. I am happy to hear that you are equipped with the port and the nurses don’t have to poke you anymore. As Tess has mentioned: short hair is just in style and it will keep you cool for the summer. And then, September is just around the corner. I haven
Great to hear from you Katie, thanks for keeping us updated, we think about you and wonder how you are doing! Your spirits remain so high, even with the many challenges you describe, you’re an inspiration to us all…. Keep it up girl! It seems as though there should be someone you could talk to about getting that port in pink, that’s not a very big request. And I’m sure your hair looks great, short is all the rage for this summer – so you’re right in style.
Take care of yourself and keep those spirits high, they are contagious!
Best to you Katie,
Tess
Thanks so much John! It sounds like my symptoms are just like yours actually, so I don’t feel as bad about them. I usually get really ill during the week in the middle though. Except I’m only on the gemcitabine.
I actually have gotten my hair cut on three occasions now, and it’s at the shortest it’s ever been I think. It’s still falling out a lot, but I’m half way done with chemo now so I just hope my hair holds out long enough. Just have to make it to September!
I finally got my port put in on Friday guys! I think I freaked my nurses out though ’cause talked through the whole surgeryy! About cereal mostly, ’cause I really wanted Cocoa Puffs and I couldn’t eat.
I had chemo a few hours later after I slept for like ever (and slept through my appointment with the doctor, lol whoops.. I was in the room though, my mom talked to him) and it was soo much easier with the port. I just wish they came in pink!The incision still sorta hurts though. I threw up everything in my stomach when I got home. I guess I shouldn’t have eaten, huh. I have a CT scan this Friday, so I hope everything looks good.
I just wanted to check in. I hope everyone is doing well!
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