Back in the Saddle

Well I am back at the hospital for my second round of Chemotherapy. I have mixed emotions because I so want to keep moving forward with my therapy, however, I can not stand being away from my family. I already missed my daughter's birthday as Bailey turned fourteen on Saturday. It is a sad trade off, and I am not very happy about it even though I know it must be done. I know the big picture dictates I get well and be there for my family forever rather than for a day. So that is what I will pray for and God and I will get right on it :)

Well as I stated above I am back in the hospital for my second round of chemotherapy. It is going to be more straight forward than my first time as I did not have any internal issues to be resolved before I could start. If you recall I had serious internal swelling which wreaked havoc with how the body normally works. All of this had to be taken care of before I could have one drop of medicine. This time I just have the chemotherapy to deal with, which is a major plus. The regimen calls for five days of the various medicines plus observation time, so the great news is that I might not be in here that long. Certainly not as long as I was the first time I was in for treatment. I get home quicker yay!!!

The regimen is pretty basic this time around. I mostly have I.V. drips of three types of medicine. The medicine is given by dosage over various time frames. The only one I am concerned about is I have a lumbar puncture where by the inject a four inch needle into my spinal column to retrieve some spinal fluid and then inject the methotrexate (chemo). I am not a big fan of needles, but one that big going into my spine is a bit much for me. I know, I know, I should just get over it and deal with it. After all, it is done in childbirth everyday. I guess I just worry to much sometimes :)

I know that all this will work out for the best. Besides I can not fail because I have God on my side and I know he is with me and will carry me through this. That is the key to anything we all have to go through. We just have to keep God at the center of our lives and anything we do will succeed. Praise God.


Until next time blessings to you all.

Dan