bit sore for the last couple days, and i am supposed to report everything to my doctor. as much as i didn't want to, i did happen to mention to the doctor that my leg was sore. this promptly got me a trip across the street to have a ultrasound of my leg. the scan showed that i have a blood clot in my thigh. this news was reported to the doctor who promptly ordered a head scan for me to verify there are no clots there. fortunately there are none in my head. i am told these clots are common in brain cancer patients, particularly those on chemo. blah, blah, blah...long story short, i am now on prescribed blood thinner medication. this medication comes in the form of injections, which i have the joy of giving to myself twice a day. i found the news that i would be doing this "for the foreseeable future" to be a little discouraging to be honest. after a couple weeks it may not be that difficult to give myself shots in the stomach twice a day, but right now, psychologically it seems like its going to be no cake-walk.
anyway, i would really appreciate some prayer for this. the schedule for these shots is very specific and will probably mean doing one of them while at work. also, there are some very serious side affects and potential risks with taking blood thinners. i am praying for the courage to jab myself twice a day every day, i am praying for some encouragement that God will spare me some of the risks and complications of this powerful medication. i praying some thanks to God for letting us catch these clots before they made it to my heart, lungs, or brain (which i am told is where they go from your legs). thank you all for joining me in prayer.i am hoping and praying the rest of this week will be a bit more upbeat. looks like it should. got friends coming in from out-of-town, some birthdays, and maybe a few positive surprises too.
thank you one and all.
john
i'm praying for you, john! praying the rest of your surprises will be only the positive surprises!
ReplyDeletePraying for courage and hoping the clots will disappear soon!
ReplyDeleteJohn, it's Pat. Again, been there, done that, only I didn't get a t-shirt! I had to give myself antibiotics twice a day through my port when I developed infection in my foot. Other than annoying, it was interesting because the med came in a bottle with a "bladder" in the center. You knew you were done when the bladder disappeared entirely. Usually took up to an hour to sit patiently and watch it go down. At least it made me sit still for an hour :). Also, mid-way in chemo the med to build up my white cells did not work, so I started getting neupogen (sp?) on dry ice once a week to inject. You begin to feel that if someone hollers "is there a doctor in the house?" you would qualify. Take each day at a time and try to find some humor in it. Each shot claim "clots be gone!!". One lesson learned, always mention anything, big or small. Rather to be safe than sorry, as they say. Hang in there, it does get better.
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