HI! I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! I know we did! After a great dinner, we headed off to Branson for an Old Time Christmas. If you have never been to Branson at Christmas, I urge you to go! It is so beautiful. We enjoyed Silverdollar City and lots of shopping. I loved the water and fire show at the new Branson Landing. Pretty cool! While at Silverdollar City, we caught their production of A Christmas Carol (which we see each year!) and they changed it up a bit this year. New scenes were added that were awesome. Definetly worth seeing. We also saw the Living Nativity. It was about a 20 minute show with great music. You leave feeling what Christmas really is about. Now that we are home I am ready to get all my decorations up! We usually put up 5 Christmas trees, but I think we may only do 3 this year. I love taking picutres of my trees, so I will post some when we get them up. I just love Christmas! Such a special time of year!
This week will be another busy week! Kevin will be making a flying trip to St. Louis Tuesday for work, then we head to Houston again Wednesday morning. Meet with a surgeon Wednesday to talk about my surgery Thursday to put the port in. Have the port put in on Thursday and round 2 of chemo Friday. Then, we won't be back until round 3 of chemo on December 22.
Talk to you all soon!
~Kasey
Monday, November 27, 2006
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Happy Thanksgiving!
We want to wish everyone a Happy and safe Thanksgiving!
A 4-year-old boy was asked to give the thanks before Thanksgiving dinner. The family members bowed their heads in expectation.
He began his prayer, thanking God for all his friends, naming them one by one. Then he thanked God for Mommy, Daddy, brother, sister, Grandma, Grandpa, and all his aunts and uncles. Then he began to thank God for the food.
He gave thanks for the turkey, the dressing, the fruit salad, the cranberry sauce, the pies, the cakes, even the Cool Whip.
Then he paused, and everyone waited--and waited.
After a long silence, the young fellow looked up at his mother and asked,
"If I thank God for the broccoli, won't he know that I'm lying?"
A 4-year-old boy was asked to give the thanks before Thanksgiving dinner. The family members bowed their heads in expectation.
He began his prayer, thanking God for all his friends, naming them one by one. Then he thanked God for Mommy, Daddy, brother, sister, Grandma, Grandpa, and all his aunts and uncles. Then he began to thank God for the food.
He gave thanks for the turkey, the dressing, the fruit salad, the cranberry sauce, the pies, the cakes, even the Cool Whip.
Then he paused, and everyone waited--and waited.
After a long silence, the young fellow looked up at his mother and asked,
"If I thank God for the broccoli, won't he know that I'm lying?"
Monday, November 13, 2006
Monday, Novemeber 13
GET READY! IT'S TIME FOR "A CHRISTMAS CAROL"! (Is Raisa cute or WHAT!) Opening night is this Thursday. Raisa is so excited! She loves theater. Here are a few photos of her. She has several parts, but the one she likes the most is Fan, Scrooges sister.
Here are a few other photos from the show:
As for me, this past week has been GREAT! I feel GREAT! I am back to doing daycare and a few photos sessions (not many, can't get stressed!) I am looking foreward to the play this week and Thankgiving next week. We are heading to Branson Thanksgiving day to spend the weekend. We usually rent a log cabin, but didn't get our reservation in time for that. We just decided last week to go and get away for a few days. It's so beautiful there with all the Christmas lights!
For those of you that have seen Kevin this week, yes, he did break his thumb! He should have the cast off the last of November. I am just so happy to be doing so well, I feel like I could take on the world! You all have a great week and be sure to make it out to see "A Christmas Carol"!
~Kasey
Saturday, November 04, 2006
Chemo-Round 1
(I posted this last night, but I guess it gost lost in cyber space! Here it is again!)
Round 1 is done! All went quite well. They had an "IV Specialist" come to access my vein. She was great. Found a good vein on the top of my left arm, shot me with lidocane and then I didn't feel the IV at all. Total time to administer the chemo was 2 1/2 hours. I had a nice coctail going. First, I had some medication so I won't have an allergic reaction, then a medication to help with nausea, then the first of 3 parts of my chemo (AKA the Red Devil!). The nurse had to stay by my side during that one to make sure it won't leak from my vein--major problemos if it did! Then, we went onto the 5FU or something like that and then the last part which I can't even remember now. (Can't blame it on chemo brain yet, but maybe it was the pill they gave me before all of this to calm the nerves!) Kevin was great! He actually sat beside me and cracked my pistacio nuts open for me for like 30 minutes! We even had room service! They had a menu you could order salads, sandwiches and stuff from (comes with the room too!). Pretty neat. Now that I have this chemo in me, I can just visualize it killing all the cancer cells! We leave Houston at 10:30 tomorrow morning. Ready to be back home again. Now, we won't have to go back until Nov. 30-Dec.1. Then, I will have my port put in and my 2nd round of chemo.
Just wanted to check in with everyone to let you know so far, so good!
~Kasey
Round 1 is done! All went quite well. They had an "IV Specialist" come to access my vein. She was great. Found a good vein on the top of my left arm, shot me with lidocane and then I didn't feel the IV at all. Total time to administer the chemo was 2 1/2 hours. I had a nice coctail going. First, I had some medication so I won't have an allergic reaction, then a medication to help with nausea, then the first of 3 parts of my chemo (AKA the Red Devil!). The nurse had to stay by my side during that one to make sure it won't leak from my vein--major problemos if it did! Then, we went onto the 5FU or something like that and then the last part which I can't even remember now. (Can't blame it on chemo brain yet, but maybe it was the pill they gave me before all of this to calm the nerves!) Kevin was great! He actually sat beside me and cracked my pistacio nuts open for me for like 30 minutes! We even had room service! They had a menu you could order salads, sandwiches and stuff from (comes with the room too!). Pretty neat. Now that I have this chemo in me, I can just visualize it killing all the cancer cells! We leave Houston at 10:30 tomorrow morning. Ready to be back home again. Now, we won't have to go back until Nov. 30-Dec.1. Then, I will have my port put in and my 2nd round of chemo.
Just wanted to check in with everyone to let you know so far, so good!
~Kasey
Friday, November 03, 2006
Back at MDA
Well, we're back here again. We got in yesterday and had to attend a "Chemo class". We met with my Oncologist again today and had blood drawn. She again seemed real pleased with with our treatment plan. She thinks I will do well with it. I KNOW I will. I was telling Kevin today that I have this really weird sense of absolute calmness about me right now that I can't explain. Here I am in a fight for my life and I am just as happy as I have ever been. I almost feel strange feeling this way. I am not sad or scared anymore. Kevin told me that it was just faith kicking in right now. I KNOW I will come out of this just fine. I told my Oncologist (who likes statistics) that I will be her statistic that will walk back in her office for a 10 year check up. I think I told her that more as a promise to myself.
We start chemo here in about an hour. It should last around 3 hours. Time to sit back, relax and take care care of myself for a few months. This cancer picked the wrong person! I have been reading some books by Charles Capps ("God's Creative Power for Healing" and "The Tongue-A Creative Force (thanks Joni!)). VERY good books! They teach you to call things that are not, as though they were, until they are. When you are sick and confess that you are healed by the stripes of Jesus, you are calling for what God had already given you, even though it is not yet manifest.
That is something I have repeated every day:
"By the stripes of Jesus, I am healed".
And, I truly believe it!
Have a great evening everyone! I am off to my first Chemotherapy!
~Kasey
We start chemo here in about an hour. It should last around 3 hours. Time to sit back, relax and take care care of myself for a few months. This cancer picked the wrong person! I have been reading some books by Charles Capps ("God's Creative Power for Healing" and "The Tongue-A Creative Force (thanks Joni!)). VERY good books! They teach you to call things that are not, as though they were, until they are. When you are sick and confess that you are healed by the stripes of Jesus, you are calling for what God had already given you, even though it is not yet manifest.
That is something I have repeated every day:
"By the stripes of Jesus, I am healed".
And, I truly believe it!
Have a great evening everyone! I am off to my first Chemotherapy!
~Kasey
Wednesday, November 01, 2006
November 1
Hi!! It sure has been nice to be home for a whole week! Nice to have a few of my daycare kids around too! I hope everyone had a great Halloween! Here is a photo of Raisa and Larson dressed up last night. Raisa was a fortune teller and Larson was an "invisible medival monster!"
Aren't they cute! Well, you can't really see Larson, since he's "invisible" and all! Today is All Saint's Day and Raisa got to pick a Saint and dress up for it for school. She chose Saint Kateri Tekakwitha. Here she is in that outfit today (thanks, Mom!).
Raisa will also be in the upcoming production of "A Christmas Carol" at Coffeyville Community College. Opening night is November 16 and I believe tickets will go on sale next week. Another show worth seeing!!
We will be leaving again in the morning for Houston. Will have my first round of chemo Friday. We are planning on coming back Saturday. They won't be able to put the port in until our December chemo session, so this one will done by IV. Thanks again for all the cards, prayers (and dinners!!) this week! I am so lucky to be surrounded by such great people!
ANGELS EXIST, but some times, since they don't all have wings, we call them FRIENDS.
~Kasey
Aren't they cute! Well, you can't really see Larson, since he's "invisible" and all! Today is All Saint's Day and Raisa got to pick a Saint and dress up for it for school. She chose Saint Kateri Tekakwitha. Here she is in that outfit today (thanks, Mom!).
Raisa will also be in the upcoming production of "A Christmas Carol" at Coffeyville Community College. Opening night is November 16 and I believe tickets will go on sale next week. Another show worth seeing!!
We will be leaving again in the morning for Houston. Will have my first round of chemo Friday. We are planning on coming back Saturday. They won't be able to put the port in until our December chemo session, so this one will done by IV. Thanks again for all the cards, prayers (and dinners!!) this week! I am so lucky to be surrounded by such great people!
ANGELS EXIST, but some times, since they don't all have wings, we call them FRIENDS.
~Kasey
Thursday, October 26, 2006
A Treatment Plan!
:) <-------that's me smiling!
We finally have a treatment plan. We have chosen to be aggressive with this cancer. It really wasn't a hard decision. I think our Doctor was pleased that we have chosen the aggressive route also. This is what is ahead for us--Next Thursday, we go back to Houston (thank goodness for frequent flyer miles!) and talk with our Oncologist and a surgeon who will put a port in me. Friday, I will have a port installed and begin the first round of chemo! The port will be put under the skin by the collarbone and they will use that to administer the chemo into. Then, we won't go back until the First Friday in December. After that, we will be there every 3rd Friday. In about 3 months, I will be rescanned (CT of abdomen and MRI of pelvis) to see if I am responding to the chemo. If it looks like I am, then we will meet with a bone marrow specialist and discuss a bone marrow transplant. I will be on chemo for about 6-8 months. It will be a tough road ahead, but with lots of prayers, we are hoping to put this thing into remission!
~Kasey
We finally have a treatment plan. We have chosen to be aggressive with this cancer. It really wasn't a hard decision. I think our Doctor was pleased that we have chosen the aggressive route also. This is what is ahead for us--Next Thursday, we go back to Houston (thank goodness for frequent flyer miles!) and talk with our Oncologist and a surgeon who will put a port in me. Friday, I will have a port installed and begin the first round of chemo! The port will be put under the skin by the collarbone and they will use that to administer the chemo into. Then, we won't go back until the First Friday in December. After that, we will be there every 3rd Friday. In about 3 months, I will be rescanned (CT of abdomen and MRI of pelvis) to see if I am responding to the chemo. If it looks like I am, then we will meet with a bone marrow specialist and discuss a bone marrow transplant. I will be on chemo for about 6-8 months. It will be a tough road ahead, but with lots of prayers, we are hoping to put this thing into remission!
~Kasey
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
MRI-Head
Well, here is the results of the MRI of the head:
There is no evidence of metastasis to the brain (yea!)
HOWEVER, calvarial metastases are seen limited to the diploic space with no evidence of epidural tumor.
Bony metastases is also seen involving the clivus/adjacent petrous apieces with a slight enhancement around the Meckel's cave bilaterally surrounding the trigeminal ganglia.
Visualized images of the cervical spine also reveal bone matastases involving the visualized C2 and C3 vertebral bodies.
I think we need medical degrees to figure it out. What we have gathered is NO brain involvement but bone involvment to the skull on the forehead and deep inside at the bottom underside of the brain (the "Meckel's Cave") and 2 top vertebrae.
We are ready to come home! We visit with Dr. Green tomorrow and should have some info on that to post tomorrow. I really want to thank you all SOOOOOO much! Every post on here and email to me has brought a little bit of sunshine to my days! I just got finished reading Lance Armstrong's book "It's not about the bike--My journey back to life" (THANKS LESLIE!). It was a very inspirational book. He too was at a stage 4 cancer and beat all odds. No doctor expected him to live. It just really goes to show you the power of the human spirit. I am feeling good, sometimes I just can't even image something so terrible is in me. Here's hoping I continue to feel great for MANY years!
"God allows us to experience the low points of life in order to teach us lessons we could learn in no other way."
~Kasey
There is no evidence of metastasis to the brain (yea!)
HOWEVER, calvarial metastases are seen limited to the diploic space with no evidence of epidural tumor.
Bony metastases is also seen involving the clivus/adjacent petrous apieces with a slight enhancement around the Meckel's cave bilaterally surrounding the trigeminal ganglia.
Visualized images of the cervical spine also reveal bone matastases involving the visualized C2 and C3 vertebral bodies.
I think we need medical degrees to figure it out. What we have gathered is NO brain involvement but bone involvment to the skull on the forehead and deep inside at the bottom underside of the brain (the "Meckel's Cave") and 2 top vertebrae.
We are ready to come home! We visit with Dr. Green tomorrow and should have some info on that to post tomorrow. I really want to thank you all SOOOOOO much! Every post on here and email to me has brought a little bit of sunshine to my days! I just got finished reading Lance Armstrong's book "It's not about the bike--My journey back to life" (THANKS LESLIE!). It was a very inspirational book. He too was at a stage 4 cancer and beat all odds. No doctor expected him to live. It just really goes to show you the power of the human spirit. I am feeling good, sometimes I just can't even image something so terrible is in me. Here's hoping I continue to feel great for MANY years!
"God allows us to experience the low points of life in order to teach us lessons we could learn in no other way."
~Kasey
Monday, October 23, 2006
Sunday, Oct. 22
Sorry to all for the delay in posting an update. As some of you already know, we decided to stay in Houston for the weekend. Although it is very hard being away from Raisa & Larson, we needed a couple days to recoup. We have spent most of the time in prayer, research and thought. The rest of the time we spent seeing a bit of Houston, and just relaxing.
Kasey goes in Tuesday for the MRI of the right breast, and has a meeting with Dr. Green on Wednesday to go over results. We hope to hear the plan for treatment then, and to also get started with it.
Still no results on the MRI for the head/brain yet.
Again, thanks to all for the thoughts, prayers and help for us. We appreciate it so much!!
All in all, Kasey is doing well. She's keeping her positive attitude!!!
We miss everyone, especially you guys, Fred and Little Man!!!
To all..feel free to give us a call anytime on our cells. And thanks for the continued replies on this blog.
Love all and God Bless!!!!
Kevin & Kasey
Kasey goes in Tuesday for the MRI of the right breast, and has a meeting with Dr. Green on Wednesday to go over results. We hope to hear the plan for treatment then, and to also get started with it.
Still no results on the MRI for the head/brain yet.
Again, thanks to all for the thoughts, prayers and help for us. We appreciate it so much!!
All in all, Kasey is doing well. She's keeping her positive attitude!!!
We miss everyone, especially you guys, Fred and Little Man!!!
To all..feel free to give us a call anytime on our cells. And thanks for the continued replies on this blog.
Love all and God Bless!!!!
Kevin & Kasey
Thursday, October 19, 2006
MRI-Pelvis
I have waited all day to post this because I couldn't find the right things to say. Bad news again. I got a call this afternoon from our Oncology nurse, while trying to enjoy the Meusum of Natural History. She read the report from the radiologist. It looks like it has spread to the bone marrow of my pelvis (75% of my pelvis is involved). So, will will stay at stage IV. I was obviosly hoping for better news. I have the scan of the skull and brain tomorrow. We won't know those results until next week. I will be coming home tomorrow and come back here Monday night, as of now. Any extra time I can spend with Raisa and Larson is well worth it! I just love them so much!
~Kasey
~Kasey
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
A visit from some angels!
Here is the Holy Name childrens choir that stopped by to sing us a BEAUTIFUL song right before we left for the airport! What a treat to hear such beautiful voices! THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEARTS!
Back to MDA
Well, we are leaving tonight to go back to Houston. I have an MRI of the pelvis scheduled for 6:30 tomorrow morning and an MRI of the skull and brain Friday. As of now, we are planning on coming home Friday night, then going back next Tuesday for the Breast MRI. PLEASE say some prayers that both of these are NEGATIVE for cancer!
Thank you to everyone who came over last night for prayers! It really lifted our spirits! We are hoping to be able to speak with the Radiologist to find out something.
I will post when we find out about the test tomorrow.
~Kasey
Thank you to everyone who came over last night for prayers! It really lifted our spirits! We are hoping to be able to speak with the Radiologist to find out something.
I will post when we find out about the test tomorrow.
~Kasey
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
I am here
Thank you all so much for the visits, phone calls and emails while we have been home. I know I have not been able to respond to each and every email, but I DO read them! As I am sure you all can guess, it has been beyond tough. I heard from a great Oncologist at one of the best cancer treatment centers about the WORST news we could have heard. I haven't taken it too well. We do have 3 more tests for this week, 2 are scheduled for Thursday and Friday. We are waiting to hear when the 3rd one will be scheduled. I am having MRI's done on the pelvis, brain and right breast. I am not one to be told there is nothing they can do. I NEED to fight. I WILL fight and from the words of Lance Armstrong, "Fight like Hell!"
(I just may need a little help from all you great people to help me not lose focus!)
I think my theme song right now would be "I get by with a little help from my friends" by John Lennon.
~Kasey
(I just may need a little help from all you great people to help me not lose focus!)
I think my theme song right now would be "I get by with a little help from my friends" by John Lennon.
~Kasey
Saturday, October 14, 2006
Day 4: A little more info.
I just wanted to add some to Kasey's post.
We flew home tonight (Friday).
As said before, lymph nodes on her right side were positive for cancer. This meant one of two things:
1. Cancer has traveled through her body, and found it's way to these nodes.
2. Possible 2nd cancer in the right breast (better case than #1)
The latest test results indicate possible cancer at that spot on her skull, and possible cancer in the right hip.
We will be going back to Houston later next week for 3 MRI's.
Head, right hip, and right breast. These tests should indicate if cancer or not.
Best case will be negative on the skull and hip, but positive on the right breast. This would mean two separate cancers, but not traveling through her body.
Again, thanks to all for the thoughts, prayers, e-mails, and calls.
Kevin
We flew home tonight (Friday).
As said before, lymph nodes on her right side were positive for cancer. This meant one of two things:
1. Cancer has traveled through her body, and found it's way to these nodes.
2. Possible 2nd cancer in the right breast (better case than #1)
The latest test results indicate possible cancer at that spot on her skull, and possible cancer in the right hip.
We will be going back to Houston later next week for 3 MRI's.
Head, right hip, and right breast. These tests should indicate if cancer or not.
Best case will be negative on the skull and hip, but positive on the right breast. This would mean two separate cancers, but not traveling through her body.
Again, thanks to all for the thoughts, prayers, e-mails, and calls.
Kevin
Friday, October 13, 2006
M.D.A.—Day 4
Met with the Oncologist, all I am going to say is it looks like we are dealing with Stage 4 with metastasis to the hip bone and skull. I am not going to post any more right now, if you want to know about it, please look it up on the internet, I am on my way to catch a flight home to hug my children.
Thursday, October 12, 2006
M.D.A.---Day 3
This blog is about my journey and on this journey there will be good days and bad. Today wasn’t a good day. I finally broke down with the Radiologist. It was tough. We are dealing with extensive lymph node involvement. I ended up having a lymph node biopsy today from the right side (cancer is on the left side) and it came back as cancerous. It means there is cancer also present on the right side that isn’t being picked up yet (which may be the case with lobular, since it is also called a “hidden cancer”) or the left side is worse than they thought. I am in tears as I write this. It’s tough right now. The Radiologist wants to have an MRI done. We meet back with the Oncologist tomorrow. I am glad Kevin is here with me. He picked me up when I was down and took me for a ride on the “metro train” to downtown. It was interesting. I don’t know what else to write today. I am scared and that’s all there is to it today.
~Kasey
~Kasey
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
A Husband's Perspective
Plane tickets for a flight that was so rough that we couldn’t even
get our peanuts and pop…………………………………………….$360.00
Cab ride from Houston Hobby to everywhere but where we
needed to go………......……………………..$35.00
Finally getting where we needed to be, and having the feeling that
this place was put on this earth just for us……………..PRICELESS!!
This Medical Complex is huge. We’ve been lost several times.
It’s kinda like Vegas, but they’re hospitals instead of hotels.
Thanks to all for the support, thoughts and prayers. Kasey checks
this blog several times a day, and it pleases her so much to read
your comments. Keep it up. I am so proud of her.
Fred and Little Man (you know who you are), we miss you SO
much!! We can’t wait to be back home with you.
Say hey to Grady and Sammy, and pet them for me.
Again, thanks to each and every one of you that are helping us in
this journey. It’s only just begun, but your kindness has touched
us in such ways that make things so much easier for us.
In the words of Rev. John Mullen…
“God love ya, and keep smiling!!”
Kevin
get our peanuts and pop…………………………………………….$360.00
Cab ride from Houston Hobby to everywhere but where we
needed to go………......……………………..$35.00
Finally getting where we needed to be, and having the feeling that
this place was put on this earth just for us……………..PRICELESS!!
This Medical Complex is huge. We’ve been lost several times.
It’s kinda like Vegas, but they’re hospitals instead of hotels.
Thanks to all for the support, thoughts and prayers. Kasey checks
this blog several times a day, and it pleases her so much to read
your comments. Keep it up. I am so proud of her.
Fred and Little Man (you know who you are), we miss you SO
much!! We can’t wait to be back home with you.
Say hey to Grady and Sammy, and pet them for me.
Again, thanks to each and every one of you that are helping us in
this journey. It’s only just begun, but your kindness has touched
us in such ways that make things so much easier for us.
In the words of Rev. John Mullen…
“God love ya, and keep smiling!!”
Kevin
M.D.A.---Day 2
I made it through the tests today. The CT scan went well, and they have better stuff to drink for prep! It was clear and I got to mix it with cranberry juice. I had to drink 6 cans of cranberry juice, but I didn’t throw up LOL! The bone scan wasn’t as good. They picked up the same spot on my skull that was picked up at crmc. They immediately did follow up tests, but we won’t know anything until Friday. They will get to the bottom of it here though. Something is going on there, we just need to figure it out!
Other than that, the day has been ok. I still LOVE this place. It is like a HUGE hotel (or actually like 5 or 6 HUGE hotel all connected). Everything is so organized, with big waiting rooms that have recliners to rest or sleep, computers for internet access. AND, if your appointment is for 12:15, they call you at EXACTLY 12:15! Can you tell I love it here?? This is just the type of care I was hoping to get! Kevin says “HI”!
We have a few more tests tomorrow—Ultrasounds and mammograms. I should have an idea of lymph node involvement by tomorrow (or Friday if we have to wait for our Oncologist to go over them). We may take a ride around Houston tomorrow to check it out. Kevin is doing great! He’s such a great husband and I LOVE HIM! I will post again tomorrow or maybe I can get Kevin to add a post later!
I love ya all!!!
~Kasey
Other than that, the day has been ok. I still LOVE this place. It is like a HUGE hotel (or actually like 5 or 6 HUGE hotel all connected). Everything is so organized, with big waiting rooms that have recliners to rest or sleep, computers for internet access. AND, if your appointment is for 12:15, they call you at EXACTLY 12:15! Can you tell I love it here?? This is just the type of care I was hoping to get! Kevin says “HI”!
We have a few more tests tomorrow—Ultrasounds and mammograms. I should have an idea of lymph node involvement by tomorrow (or Friday if we have to wait for our Oncologist to go over them). We may take a ride around Houston tomorrow to check it out. Kevin is doing great! He’s such a great husband and I LOVE HIM! I will post again tomorrow or maybe I can get Kevin to add a post later!
I love ya all!!!
~Kasey
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
M.D.A.---Day one
We made it! We love M.D. Anderson! We met with Dr. Green our oncologist and we are IMPRESSED with her! I just loved her. We are under great care here. I found out today that I am at Stage 3 (out of 4). There does seem to be lymph node involvement. The cancer is also Estrogen positive and Her2NEU negative. This means the cancer is feeding off of estrogen, so I will probably have my ovaries removed. They are going to do some genetic testing for a “gene mutation” and if they find it, will remove my ovaries to also reduce the risk of Ovarian cancer. One other thing I love here is that my case will be reviewed by all the other Doctors here (23 of them) with Dr. Green. They are some of the best Oncologists in the country. The nurses and staff here are great! VERY helpful and friendly. We talked some today about my treatment plan and it looks like I will have 6 months on Chemotherapy. The good news is that it will be only one day every 3 weeks for 3 months, then once a week for 3 months. We are going to be able to come here, have my treatments and then go home. If I can, I may do the every week part of it more local. Then surgery will be done here. We will be making our appointments to meet with the surgeon and plastic surgeon soon. After all this, I will have 6 weeks of radiation that will need to be done here. That will be around the beginning of the summer.
We also had a long talk with a Research Nurse (Reuben) whose wife went through this a few years ago. They took some blood to be used in a study.
Well, I better get off of here and get some sleep! I’ve been up since 3:30 this morning and have to be back at MDA at 6:30 a.m. Here’s hoping I don’t throw up the barium before my CT scan! LOL!
THANK YOU for all the emails and comments! They really help keep my spirits up!
~Kasey
We also had a long talk with a Research Nurse (Reuben) whose wife went through this a few years ago. They took some blood to be used in a study.
Well, I better get off of here and get some sleep! I’ve been up since 3:30 this morning and have to be back at MDA at 6:30 a.m. Here’s hoping I don’t throw up the barium before my CT scan! LOL!
THANK YOU for all the emails and comments! They really help keep my spirits up!
~Kasey
Wer're off!
Here it is 4:30 in the morning! We are getting ready to leave. Our flight leaves at 7:10 a.m. out of Tulsa. I am nervous, scared, anxious and sad right now! More scared than anything. It is hard leaving Raisa and Larson. Hopefully we will find out more about when I'll get to come back in the next day or two. I will still have acess to my same email. If anyone wants either Kevin's or my cell phone numbers, just email me and I will be happy to give them to you! Keep up the prayers! I will post more later!
~Kasey
~Kasey
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