chemo is tough, there is no two ways about it. it's not like a cold or the flu - you can't sleep it off, you can't work it off, you can't sweat it out - all you can do is wait and pray.this morning i got about 3 times more sleep after my alarm than before it. the chemo makes my head hurt, makes my joints ache, makes me feel sick & tired, and makes it difficult to sleep. when i finally did get up, i fought back. i started with an injection of lovenox (prevents blood clots), followed it with a caplet of prevacid (prevent ulcers), then a tablet of keppra (prevents siezures), then a tablet of kytril (prevents nausea and vomiting), then a tablet of dexamethodrone (steroid that prevents brain swelling), then a tablet of immodium AD (prevents diarrhea). i will take another dose of most of these again later this afternoon.
i don't tell you all this to complain or garner sympathy. all the sympathy in the world won't change my situation 1%; but your prayers make a huge difference. i tell you all this so you can join me in prayer. please pray for me. i have much work that needs to be done, and i do enjoy eating and sleeping. i will be getting my next MRI on monday next week. my surgery will be scheduled soon after that. pray that i can keep moving forward. thank you all for the prayers and well wishes. don't loose the faith.
john
John,
ReplyDeleteYou are in my prayers, cousin! I know we're miles away but I hope you can feel the prayers! I do believe in miracles and pray you are the receiver of one.
"Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your GOD; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand...For I, the LORD your GOD, hold your right hand; it is I who say to you, 'Fear not, I am the one who helps you." Isaiah 41:10, 13
ReplyDeleteThe LORD is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. Psalm 145:18. Praying that God will surround you with his presence, and that he will carry you along and give you the supernatural comfort that only he can give.
ReplyDeleteI am the Lord, the God of all mankind, is anything to hard for me? Jeremiah 32:27
ReplyDeleteGod can heal you. Do not give up. I am praying for you. May God's will be done.
April 4, 2011. I want to wish you happy birthday and let you know that I prayed for you today. I hope you feel all the love and prayers that have gone out for you today. God bless.
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