It has been a most enjoyable Thanksgiving for us this year. I had asked about 14 people to come to lunch. I only had eight. One of which didn't stay for lunch but she brought me a beautiful Christmas cactus. I will try to take a photo and get it on here.
On Tuesday, Michael and I went to the hospital for his chemo treatment. While he was doing his thing in the Oncology department, I went to the Primary care clinic and saw my doctor. My arms and hands have been numb and I needed to let him know that it was getting worse and that I had started dropping things. I already know that I have C2 through C6 compressed and there are nerves being pinched. I also know that I have carpel tunnel on both hands. I have been putting off my problems in order to be there for Michael but it has come to a point where I need to take care of this.
So he told me that I would be getting a Cat scan of my chest (he is going to look at my graft to make sure it is ok) and he is setting me up for a nerve induction test. Also this past week, I broke the back part of one of my eye teeth. It looks fine from the front but it is sheered off in the back and it is up above the gum line. I am going to assume that they will have to pull it. Not looking forward to this one as it is right in front and it will be noticeable when I open my mouth. Guess I will have to close it more often. Yeah right!!!
Anyway, Michael got some good news at the docs office. The chemo treatments and the hormone therapy are working. His PSA level is going down. It has dropped by 50 percent since the last of October. We are really happy. He had only had two chemo treatments and has had only one issue.. he is tired. So this coming week, he will be having a surgery to put in a portacath. They will put it in his chest and when they need to draw blood or give him his chemo, they will not have to start and IV. They can pull and push through this catheter port.
We have had prayers being said for us and we are very appreciative. We thank you all for your concern and thoughts. Michael keeps on fighting the good fight.
We have a friend here who Michael and I have known for over 30 years. I ask you to pray for him. He went to the doctor on Monday and found out that his cancer is growing. The persons who diagnosed him in Corpus Christi didn't think about doing surgery and taking out the tumor while it was small. They just let it go. I am not sure how they can live with themselves when they do this. It seems like the right hand doesn't know what the left hand is doing half the time. Anyway, they have told him that he might not make it until Christmas. Please pray for him and his family. His grandson, just got out of the hospital after having a surgery in which the doctors put a tube from his brain down to his pelvis to help regulate the pressure in his head. The boy has Pfieffer's Syndrome/Disease. This little boy (7) has had more surgeries on his head than he is old. They also found out that he is losing his eyesight. Pray for this family please.
God Bless and Take care.
Lynn
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