I’ve taken a few weeks of vacation from blogging. I spent the last four weeks at home with my hubbs and the kiddos and was able to enjoy being mommy again. That made it much, much harder to leave this time. Knowing that I am willingly coming back to be imaged, poked, tested and then pumped full of poison made it difficult but leaving my hearts at homemade it even worse. I have to tell myself over and over that I’m here for them. I’m going through this to survive for them. It will ALL be worth it in the end.
I have a MRI scheduled for tomorrow, had my PET yesterday, my bone marrow biopsy and several blood draws today. I also had a meeting with my PA this morning to go over the weeks I spent at home. We learned a few very interesting things at this meeting. The first being that my numbers are EXCELLENT! Significantly better than the average myeloma patient. That means that this chemotherapy is kicking some multiple myeloma butt! I wish we could have left the meeting at that point, but there were a few other, less positive, things we had to hammer out.
According to my numbers I should be feeling great. Something, though, is making me feel very ‘flu-like’. I had assumed that it was because I’ve been anemic this whole time and because my immune system has been literally wiped out. My PA doesn’t think either of those things would make me feel the way I do, so she’s ordered some out-of-the-box viral screens. Like parvo. Yup, the dog virus. Leave it to me to get something wacky. So, we will be checking into wacky viruses. I’ll keep you posted on those results. Parvo. Seriously??
Secondly, I’ve got some very scary booby lumps that have everyone a little worried. I pray that they are nothing, just a reaction to some drug I’m taking or have taken. I pray that I will wake up one morning and they will miraculously disappear. All we know is that what started out as one little pea sized lump that was ruled out as being anything other than normal boob tissue is now NOT pea sized and has friends.
I will continue to stay positive, though. I LOVE my essential oils. I swear they get me through the day. I love my apricot kernals (thanks Kinsey!). I love my turmeric that Dr. Barlogie sent me home with. I would kill for a cervical adjustment right now, but Lee won’t budge on not adjusting me until I have consent from Dr. Barlogie. Daddy-o’s so cute with his worry. It’s very endering…if I say much more he’ll get embarrassed!
All of these ‘natural’ and spiritual medicines make me feel grounded and also make me feel like I can battle the bad parts of chemotherapy. God gave man the ability to create medicine, but He also blessed us with medicine from the earth. I think a good healthy combination of the two is the way to go. Balance is everything!
‘I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you may have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.’ John 16:33
Beating the Monster in My Chest 
Thanks for update sweet girl…as I was reading the part about the lumps I was already praying them gone with only smooth soft tissue remaining. You are an amazing, intelligent, beautiful, loving mother, wife & woman, stay strong, lots of love coming your way…love g
Seems like you have it covered from all angles. I’m still praying for you and will continue to do so. I’m so glad to see you are open to all forms of healing. God provided them all, so it’s up to us to utilize all the tools he has offered us for healing and well being. May your healing come swiftly. I will send you Reiki energy right now to contribute to your healing.