Re: Oncologist visit today

May 25, 2005

Barb

I can see how you feel that you are messing up the family plans, but

don't make any changes until you have your decision about what option

you will follow first.

You will be in my thoughts as you go for your appointment. I hope

hubby or a friend is able to go with you.

Hugs,

laurie

> Hi all, I want to thank you all for your well wishes, words of

> encouragement and your prayers. I will see an Oncologist today to

> find out what some options are. A bit nervous about this appointment,

> but i cant change the fact that the cancer is in me, so i have to deal

> with this one day at a time. Doc also made me an appt. on June 6th to

> see a pulmo surgeon. My son will celebrate his 9th birthday on June

> 13th (party on the 11th) we have 60 guest coming. I just hope im

> here, and not in the hospital for his party. And Matt is suppose to

> have a 2nd biopsy done the middle of June and now i will have to

> postpone that. Then there is our one week summer vacation (non-

> refundable) I feel like im screwing up the summer for my family. Also

> i have a broken tooth to top things off and i will probably have to

> have it pulled if i need surgery. When it rains it pours. I need a

> vacation badly!!! I keep yas posted and once again thank you all so

> much!! hugs, Barb

>

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May 25, 2005

Laurie, I needed to hear that, I wont change any plans yet. yes Bob

is coming with me to the appointment, I thank God he is able to

schedule his work around me and Matt anytime. Funny, Matts

GodMother " Bubby " called me at 8am this morning she wants to come too.

She is like a sister to me. I havent told my parents yet, and this is

weighing heavy on my heart, as my mother and me had a falling out a

few years ago over the mito dx, and my father is just going to fall to

pieces when he hears this news. I know i cant worry about thier

reactions, but I know how painful this is for my husband and children,

and I just dont want to cause stress and grief as my parents are

elderly. I figure i wont tell them until after gather all the

information I can from the specialist. Mito was alot easier to

explain to them than this will be. I will let ya know how it goes

today. Im ready and in gear for this appointment, I will feel alot

better when i know what i have to deal with. Thanks again for those

words of wisdom! Hugs, Barb

May 25, 2005

I can definitely relate to your situation, the car was all packed and we were on

our way to Grove, OK for our semi-yearly crappie fishing trip. My husband

dropped me off for my dr appt, which I thought was going to be routine (ha). I

was told that I was loosing blood somewhere so they did some testing for which I

was to call back later in the day for results, when I called my husband to pick

me up (my youngest son) and Debbie (my foster-daughter) were in the car

and I found that we were enroute to Oklahoma. I figured OK I'll call when we

get there but when we got there my son Bill had called twice and left messages

that the doctor's office had called and I needed to get right back to them. It

was after 5:00, so I called Bill and told him that I would try in the morning he

was livid as the doctor's office had called three times and had finally told him

that I needed to be hospitalized ASAP. Early the next morning I finally got the

nurse on the phone and told her that we

couldn't leave now as we would lose our money and the kids would be

disapointed, in turn she asked me how my husband and children would feel if they

lost me? With this thought in mind I told them what the nurse had told me, I

never saw those three move so fast in all of my life. When I called the nurse

back she said the doctor needed me to stop at the ER in Grove as if we were

coming home he was going to call the hospital to leave orders, they did the

requested blood work and I had to have a blood transfusion as who would have

guessed that those " tarry black stools " meant I was bleeding internally. I

spent nearly a month in St. Francis hospital but my husband, both my sons and my

foster-daughter told me that there was nothing more important to them than me

and my health. Bill was ready to come to pick me up and bring me home when I

called him to tell him we were leaving, he had filled up with gas, called our

neighbors to feed the dog, gotten time off work and was getting ready to

call Oklahoma to tell me he was coming after me. When my health was better

sure enough, just as they all told me there were still crappie in Grand Lake and

the people where we always stayed gave us half off the next time we were there.

Just remember that you are a very important commodity to your family.

Good Luck and God Bless, Dolores

matts_mom96 matts_mom96@...> wrote:

Hi all, I want to thank you all for your well wishes, words of

encouragement and your prayers. I will see an Oncologist today to

find out what some options are. A bit nervous about this appointment,

but i cant change the fact that the cancer is in me, so i have to deal

with this one day at a time. Doc also made me an appt. on June 6th to

see a pulmo surgeon. My son will celebrate his 9th birthday on June

13th (party on the 11th) we have 60 guest coming. I just hope im

here, and not in the hospital for his party. And Matt is suppose to

have a 2nd biopsy done the middle of June and now i will have to

postpone that. Then there is our one week summer vacation (non-

refundable) I feel like im screwing up the summer for my family. Also

i have a broken tooth to top things off and i will probably have to

have it pulled if i need surgery. When it rains it pours. I need a

vacation badly!!! I keep yas posted and once again thank you all so

much!! hugs, Barb

Medical advice, information, opinions, data and statements contained herein are

not necessarily those of the list moderators. The author of this e mail is

entirely responsible for its content. List members are reminded of their

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physicians regarding changes in their own treatment.

Personal attacks are not permitted on the list and anyone who sends one is

automatically moderated or removed depending on the severity of the attack.

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May 25, 2005

Barb,

Just try to remember you " YOU " aren't causing anyone any problems or

grief, the cancer is doing that and you sure didn't ask for it to come

and visit you again. You need to focus on yourself and let others deal

in their own way.

Hugs,

matts_mom96 wrote:

>Laurie, I needed to hear that, I wont change any plans yet. yes Bob

>is coming with me to the appointment, I thank God he is able to

>schedule his work around me and Matt anytime. Funny, Matts

>GodMother " Bubby " called me at 8am this morning she wants to come too.

>She is like a sister to me. I havent told my parents yet, and this is

>weighing heavy on my heart, as my mother and me had a falling out a

>few years ago over the mito dx, and my father is just going to fall to

>pieces when he hears this news. I know i cant worry about thier

>reactions, but I know how painful this is for my husband and children,

>and I just dont want to cause stress and grief as my parents are

>elderly. I figure i wont tell them until after gather all the

>information I can from the specialist. Mito was alot easier to

>explain to them than this will be. I will let ya know how it goes

>today. Im ready and in gear for this appointment, I will feel alot

>better when i know what i have to deal with. Thanks again for those

>words of wisdom! Hugs, Barb

>

>Medical advice, information, opinions, data and statements contained herein are

not necessarily those of the list moderators. The author of this e mail is

entirely responsible for its content. List members are reminded of their

responsibility to evaluate the content of the postings and consult with their

physicians regarding changes in their own treatment.

>

>Personal attacks are not permitted on the list and anyone who sends one is

automatically moderated or removed depending on the severity of the attack.

>

May 25, 2005

Barb, i have requested prayers for both you and Matt from my church, I do so

hope this is OK with you. God Bless, Dolores

dgregori@...> wrote:Barb,