Oh Happy Day...

.....my lung nodule went away!!  Just a quick update. I had an unplanned chest CT scan on my trip to the ER for chest pain. Today I met with Dr. Balepur and he told me that the nodule in my lung went away! We do not know exactly what it was but I am rejoicing because it is an answer to prayer!!!
 He decided to lower my chemo dosage by 10% and hopefully my blood counts will not drop so drastically for the duration of my treatments and there will be no more trips to the ER!
 Thank you for your continued prayers! Tomorrow I go for my third round of chemo!

2 Corinthians 4:13-18 The Message
 We’re not keeping this quiet, not on your life. Just like the psalmist who wrote, “I believed it, so I said it,” we say what we believe. And what we believe is that the One who raised up the Master Jesus will just as certainly raise us up with you, alive. Every detail works to your advantage and to God’s glory: more and more grace, more and more people, more and more praise!
^16-18 So we’re not giving up. How could we! Even though on the outside it often looks like things are falling apart on us, on the inside, where God is making new life, not a day goes by without his unfolding grace. These hard times are small potatoes compared to the coming good times, the lavish celebration prepared for us. There’s far more here than meets the eye. The things we see now are here today, gone tomorrow. But the things we can’t see now will last forever.
Amen!!
Marcia

2 down...

...and 10 more to go! Last Thursday I finished my second round of chemo. I'm tolerating them fairly well. I feel pretty yucky and tired for about 4 days during and after the treatment ends and have some weird ( but normal) side effects. Mostly, I deal with nausea, fatigue, neuropathy in my fingertips and throat when I touch something cold. This requires me to drink my liquids at room temp. As you can imagine, not super appealing. I'm getting creative to keep my self hydrated!!
  My WBC was lower than the doctor wanted so they gave me a shot on Friday to boost it and it worked! I know that because I ended up in the ER at LGH on Sunday night with severe chest pain, throbbing heart and a rapid pulse rate.They did blood work and a bunch of tests on my heart and everything checked out fine. We are still not sure what caused it but it is possibly an uncommon side effect from the shot or from the chemo.
  They kept me overnight for observation and got me hydrated. I'm just so thankful for caring doctors and nurses on this journey. I think I say it every time but it means so much to be cared for when you are sick!
  I am really enjoying the weeks I have off from chemo! I cherish the normal things in life like being able to cook and clean and help my kids with their school work. We even had a great camping trip 2 weeks ago that was so relaxing.  We were out the night of the meteor shower. Such a joy to witness all the beauty in God's creation and be together as a family. I feel as though God is providing extra special treats for us on this journey and I am continuing to witness that God is able to take a terrible thing and turn it into something good. I'm believing that we will be able to testify to so much more of this in the coming months! Only God can do that!
 Suffering is never a pleasant thing. We all experience it to some degree at some time in our life. It is part of the fallen world we live in. Yet, I believe it is God's desire to bring heaven to earth as we go through these trials. He is showing Himself faithful to us in so many ways. We are so encouraged by all the people praying for us, bringing us meals, cleaning our house ( Mom!!!), taking me to treatments and showering us with gifts and love! We could not do it without you and it means the world to us!
 We love you!
Marcia for all