No Good News

I ended up seeing my oncologist on Tuesday.  My blood clot has pretty much gone away.  My left arm is back to normal size.  I still have to take the blood thinner for awhile.

My CT scan showed two new growth spots on my liver, plus the original spot had gotten bigger, after months of no growth.  Since it has been over 3 months since my last chemo I guess it could be worse.  Brenda and I have both been pretty well bummed out by the news though.  I have to have a heart scan next Monday to see if it is strong enough to handle the new chemo drugs the doc wants me on.  Guess they can cause damage to the heart valves.  Assuming I test out okay with that, the following Monday I will get a PIC line put in for chemo.  That is put into my right arm and gives them a place to put the chemo drugs, since my infusion port had to be removed.  The PIC line gets put in at like 6am and then I go right over to the oncologist's office to start chemo. 

I was so hoping that I was done with chemo since it drags me out so bad.  But I have to try everything they have.  I am not a quitter and the stakes are rather high.

My blood tests were all good though.  My liver is fighting tooth and nail and my kidneys are hanging tough.  I am a tough old bird and am not going down easy.  Must be the Ziegler side of my family.

Not going to say much about Sabian.  He has called several times about getting his clothes.  He doesn't bother to ask about me.  The family really could have been using his help through this.  He rather spend his time drinking and doping.  If that is the best way he can think of to handle this mess then good riddance to him.  We were always there for him, regardless of the circumstances.  Nice way to repay us.  I will not be saying any more about him in the future.  Makes me too sad and he is not worth my tears any more.

I am getting pretty tired.  Been a long day of fighting computers and no real nap to speak of.  I will say so long for now.  Look forward to hearing from anybody willing to speak at me.  Take care and God Bless.

Gimme A Break!

It just keeps getting worse.  Or maybe I am just getting so wore down it seems that way.  My arm is almost back to normal size.  Still taking oral meds for the blood clot.  Go to the doc Monday for a blood test to see where I stand there.

Had my CT scan and full blood workups Friday.  Have to wait until next Wednesday for the results.  Don't know why I can't just talk to the doc on Monday.  He should have the results by then.  I know Monday's are busy over there but I hate playing the waiting game.  Especially when the stakes are so high.  It has been 3 months since I stopped chemo.  If there is new growth I don't know what options I would have left since I do not have the infusion port now.  I don't think I could do chemo without having a port.

Brenda has been limping around here.  She managed to get burns on the bottoms of both of her feet.  She was messing around at the burning barrel in her bare feet. 

No updates on Sabian.  He is about done at school.  Keeps getting suspended for not following the rules.  He is flunking almost all of his classes so we don't know why he bothers even going.  Such a shame.  He is a smart kid, just extremely lazy.  Plus he has always seemed to think that the universe revolves around him and that everybody should do what he thinks.  World has never worked that way buddy boy.  Grow up and get over it!

Yesterday was one of the worse days I have had in awhile.  Kept getting sick and was so tired.  I had woke up at 2:30am and couldn't go back to sleep so I just got up and worked in the back room.  Slept okay last night so I feel a little better today.  Have lots of stuff to do so will get to it.

Thanks for checking back.  Please comment or email me.  God Bless!

Quote of the Day:
Life is hard. It’s even harder if you’re stupid.
--Anonymous

Life Goes On

Been quite awhile since the last update.  Sorry about that.  Many things been going on, none of them good unfortunately.

Thursday Brenda noticed that my left arm appeared to be swollen.  It was hurting or anything but she wouldn't let up on it.  She called my oncologist and he said it needed to be checked immediately.  So, off we went to Trinity for an emergency Doppler check.  Poor tech got called away from her son's ball game.  BUT, she did find a big blood clot.  So, the next stop was the Emergency Room.  They kind of lost me in there for a bit.  Once they checked me out they decided that my chemo infusion port was the cause.  So..... Friday morning a trip to Genesis to have the port removed.  That blew most of the day. Still have the clot.  On a blood thinner and a nightly shot to break it up.  Don't know what I will do if I ever need chemo again.  That port was a God send.

Sabian has not been home for about 3 weeks now.  He is mostly skipping school too.  Lost his job because of his bad attitude and poor attendance. Go figure   We have no clue what his problem is.  He is supposedly living with a known gang member and drug dealer.  He turns 18 on the 25th.  So welcome to the world of adults Buddy.  Sink or Swim, you are on your own, just how you wanted it.

I have lab tests and another CT scan on Friday.  Will know next week where I stand cancer wise.  Hoping for no growth still.

I will try to stay a little more current here.  Been having many stomach issues.  Most days I hardly want to leave the bed.   Thanks for checking back.

Quote of the Day:
Honk off, bozo.
--Eno, The Duplex