Hello everyone,
Thank you so very much for all the support and love you've shown me.
Your prayers, phone calls, e-mails, cards, hugs, offer of help, etc. all mean so much to me. It really made me feel very very special. I thank God for His amazing love that is manifested through each and every one of you. Please accept my apology that I haven't been able to return your phone calls or e-mails individually. I plan to start an online blog sometime soon so everyone can view my most up-to-date medical progress. I have been trying to catch up on work after being away for almost a week, and trying to read up on breast cancer info to better prepare myself for the upcoming appointments with doctors.
To say that I have no worries would be a lie. But for the most part, I still feel really calm and peaceful and my spirit is still upbeat. I know I won't be able to feel that way without the troop of prayer warriors from near and far. Please continue to pray for:
* good prognosis - that the cancer has not spread and that they'll be able to conserve breast tissues
* courage to face the different test results
* wisdom for the doctors handling my case
* wisdom for me to make the best decision regarding treatment
* perseverance to endure treatment
* drive to become the person God wants me to be
* God's glory to be manifested through this experience
* Family and friends who have yet to know our Lord Jesus Christ, that they would able to experience God's great love and mercy and accept the great gift of eternal life.
My goal is to be a cancer survivor. I'm envisioning myself joining our small group for our next backpacking pilgrimage to Enchantment in October 2004, but maybe Ernie has to carry half of my pack.:-) (sorry, inside joke among x-group members). I also want to take my wedding gown out of the vacuum pack and try it on on Siang and I's 30th wedding anniversary. :-)
I talked to my doctor yesterday. CT scan looks fine, no obvious signs that the cancer has spread to the chest, abdomen or pelvis area. They do see something that looks like a cyst in my thyroid, but said it's most probably unrelated to the cancer. My blood test also looks ok, with one exception that my bleeding time is just a tiny bit above normal, but nothing alarming at this point. Got an MRI done yesterday, don't know results yet. I'm going to meet with doctors at two different hospitals this week (Wed and Fri). By the end of this week, I should have a pretty good idea of what kind of treatment options I have and make a decision from there.
Thanks again.
Posted by annie at March 23, 2004 09:30 PM