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  • elainetherese
    elainetherese Member Posts: 1,635
    edited February 2015

    Praying that your wrist surgery goes well today, Redheaded!

  • Redheaded1
    Redheaded1 Member Posts: 1,455
    edited February 2015


    thank you--they called at 7am and moved me up again--now I go at 930 and the cutting starts at 11

  • nicomari83
    nicomari83 Member Posts: 2
    edited February 2015

    hi girls,

    I'm having my diagnostic ultrasound today and I'm really nervous about it. Can I ask for some prayers for courage to get though the test, waiting and whatever God has planned for me.


    Thank you,

    Nicole

  • elainetherese
    elainetherese Member Posts: 1,635
    edited February 2015

    Nicole,

    Prayers for some courage and that the results are B9!

  • GrammyR
    GrammyR Member Posts: 297
    edited February 2015

    Good news!! My latest chest CT shows no increase in lesion size from last year which was 9mm - still to compare w/actual films from other facility but looking good. Abdomen- pelvis NAD- God really does hear our prayers

    Redheaded1 and Nicolemarie- prayers for surgery and ultrasound coming up. All will be well - the angels are watching over you.

    Feelingfeline- am looking for you to have a super nice Easter this year.ThumbsUp

  • ronniekay
    ronniekay Member Posts: 657
    edited February 2015

    Wonderful news for Grammy!!! Thank you, Jesus! Hoping to hear good results Nicole...hoping you felt peace & wellness at your scan & hoping for good news! Red...praying your wrist heals fast & completely! New...renewed health at Easter for DH, Feline...for each of us...& for our world :)

  • feelingfeline
    feelingfeline Member Posts: 5,145
    edited February 2015

    NicoMarie - prayers. Thinking of you.

    Rene - Wonderful news.

    Redheaded1 hope you have come through surgery and are beginning to heal and that you will soon feel the benefits of the surgery.


  • redwolf8812
    redwolf8812 Member Posts: 580
    edited February 2015

    Great news, GrammyR! Thanks be to God! My next scan is 3/25. :-) Penny

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  • ronniekay
    ronniekay Member Posts: 657
    edited February 2015

    How are you feeling, Penny?

  • redwolf8812
    redwolf8812 Member Posts: 580
    edited February 2015

    Great, thanks be to God! I sleep a lot, tho. I feel like such a slacker sometimes. My husband literally takes care of everything. He spoils me.

    :-) Penny

  • ronniekay
    ronniekay Member Posts: 657
    edited February 2015

    He loves you...so rest up & then you can have fun moments together :). Glad you feel good!

  • nicomari83
    nicomari83 Member Posts: 2
    edited February 2015

    hi girls!

    My ultrasound came back good and God sent me an angel as my technition! She was so calming and informative.

    Thankful every minute for your support and prayers during my waiting period

    Praying for all of you warriors.

    Nicole

  • redwolf8812
    redwolf8812 Member Posts: 580
    edited February 2015

    Thanks be to God! :-) Penny

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  • feelingfeline
    feelingfeline Member Posts: 5,145
    edited February 2015

    Thanks be to God Nicole Marie - so happy to hear that.

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    AND Thanks be to God for Penny's wonderful husband.

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  • Redheaded1
    Redheaded1 Member Posts: 1,455
    edited February 2015


    bad hospitsl experience-was back to ER last night w fever and nausea from both ends  thimk it was surgical antibiotic  no signs of wound infection. no c-dff, they are growing blood cultures, but brat diet is working and I have avoided all meds today since not sure what triggered the stomach stress  nice visit wth hospital chaplain she brought me communion and prayed with me before my discharge...pain manageable- won't get cast until doc decides swelling is down and incision is good  see him tues afternoon

  • feelingfeline
    feelingfeline Member Posts: 5,145
    edited February 2015

    Sorry to hear Redheaded. May God bless You. Get Well Soon.

  • GrammyR
    GrammyR Member Posts: 297
    edited February 2015

    Redheaded- Pray your stomach more settled today and any pain under control.

    Now we are in to Lent and I for one will have a tough time avoiding the foods I aim to give up- as well as finding more good low hormone foods that have been fueling my ER positive status.

    Last Novena of Michael The Archangel today.


  • feelingfeline
    feelingfeline Member Posts: 5,145
    edited March 2015

    Happy St Patrick's Day for tomorrow to all.

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  • Redheaded1
    Redheaded1 Member Posts: 1,455
    edited March 2015


    Feeling Feline---Thank you for the st paddy's greeting....Same to you!  I got my corned beef today in the form of a Rueben sandwich.  Didn't get a drop of green beer though.  I would like to have everyone pray for my friend Susan on another thread.  She has mets and her hubby has early Alzheimer's and she is stressed about setting up his care as she realizes now he will outlive her..... her tumor markers were up 23% in just 2 monhs. 

  • SoulShine1969
    SoulShine1969 Member Posts: 2,843
    edited March 2015

    Reheaded1- I will pray for your friend Susan and her husband. May she find strength in God's grace.

  • ronniekay
    ronniekay Member Posts: 657
    edited March 2015

    Oh dear, Redheaded...prayers for Susan & her DH. I hope there is family support for the two of them. Also hope Susan has lots of options for other meds.

    I haven't been here for too long...what I did see was you had a tough time in Feb, Red. Prayers that you are feeling much better.

    Nicole...Happy for your good scan!!! I had an angel tech as well for my echo...I ask for him! He said, "I remember this heart...it has pretty rhythm"...then he turned the sound up so I could hear the different chamber sounds. He declared a very strong "65" heart (he doesn't make me wait for onc).

    Love the St. Patrick's message, Feline. A friend is living in Ireland & watched the parade from St. Patrick's cathedral. I had a very tough rueben (my fav sandwich), compliments of my DH...not his best & it made me sad.

    Prayers that God watches over all & we feel His love. Healing, forgiveness & peace...the message that I cling to...especially when I've been more than kind in my impatient ways of late. Take care :)


  • feelingfeline
    feelingfeline Member Posts: 5,145
    edited March 2015

    Welcome back RonnieKay.

    You may be surprised to know this whole corned beef and cabbage thing is not an Irish tradition, it is a tradition that has developed in America on St. Patrick's day!

    Penny will pray for Susan. XXX

  • GrammyR
    GrammyR Member Posts: 297
    edited March 2015

    feelingfeline- yep, I don't get the whole corned beef thing. Never had in when I grew up in UK. I do like to celebrate Easter though which is right around the corner.My son will actually be in Dublin on business over that weekend, so hope he takes lots of pics. Spring is here in tbe midwest. Daffodils and Hyacynth in my yard. Last day of the Novena to St Joseph, prayers for all.

  • feelingfeline
    feelingfeline Member Posts: 5,145
    edited March 2015

    Hope your son has a wonderful trip.

    Plenty of daffs here too!

    Here's some of ours

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    Yes really looking forward to Easter. I think it was so wise of the early church fathers to decide to have this annual reminder of what it's all about.

  • GrammyR
    GrammyR Member Posts: 297
    edited March 2015

    feelingfeline- They always reming me of the William Wordsworth poemSmile

    I think I am going to ask my son to buy me another rosary while over there. Hopefully it will put him in a spiritual frame of mind.

  • ronniekay
    ronniekay Member Posts: 657
    edited March 2015

    Ah Grammy...my cousin brought me a rosary from St Patrick's in Ireland when I was first dx w/mets...and one from Rome and Frankfurt & Buenos Ares (sp) (all from separate trips)...her daughter is a flight attendant so they take quick trips but she lights a candle in each church for all of us living with C.

    Feline...I'm sure sharing the corned beef "origination" w/my DH will be sad...I'd never had corned beef until I married him...whose ancestors are English/ Scotch/Irish :-). With my German heritage...it's sausage any & every way!!!

    Wishing everyone a beautiful week leading to Holy Week! Penance last night...thankful for God's mercies

  • Redheaded1
    Redheaded1 Member Posts: 1,455
    edited March 2015

    My daffs are just beginning to peak out of t he ground
    37 degrees F here today.

  • redwolf8812
    redwolf8812 Member Posts: 580
    edited March 2015

    Had a scan this morning. The left lobe of my liver looks good, thanks be to God! That is the side that the radioactive spheres were put into @ 3 months ago (12/23/14). The right side is still hard to read due to it only being a few weeks out from the procedure. The doctor said that's normal and he will know more at my next scan in May, however, he thinks he sees little lesions that weren't there before, but again, it's hard to tell at this point. Next week I meet with my oncologist to see what she wants to do. I feel like I'll never make it to NED (No Evidence of Disease) and that "mixed results" or "progression" will always be my scan results. Not trying to be negative or pessimistic. I've been at this for almost 5 years now and realize that my cancer is quite combative, not that not all cancers aren't. It's just that mine happens to be made up of particularly aggressive stuff. I am so grateful to God for His Strength to carry me through this long. He has made good things happen from a bad situation. Praise Him!

    :-) Penny

  • Redheaded1
    Redheaded1 Member Posts: 1,455
    edited March 2015

    Penny that is good news on the one side!  Prayers coming from ILLINOIS!

    I love the verse in your tag line!  

  • feelingfeline
    feelingfeline Member Posts: 5,145
    edited March 2015

    Penny good news as Redheaded said., He is good and He is with you. XXX

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