Yesterday was my appointment with my Oncologist. Good news first! The PET scan could not detect cancer in my body, which meanssssss that any cancer that is left is microscopic! So chemo has done exactly what it's supposed to. Bad news is I still have to finish out my remaining two months of chemo, followed by 2 weeks of radiation. I guess I was hoping he'd say ok, finish out your remaining treatments and you're done! But that didn't happen. As Mom said, the radiation is just icing on the cake..a final kick in the ass to cancer to make sure it's hopefully never coming back again.
The doctor says that he expects me to have very little if no side effect from radiation treatments. I guess, since my radiation will be in my chest and neck area it puts me at a greater risk from developing breast cancer. I'm not really sure how this works, since radiation is used to treat cancer, but in turn can also give you cancer? I'm not really sure what to expect for the actual treatments. If any of you have ever had radiation..you should call me and let me know what to expect! :)
I don't know if anyone has ever told you...but cancer gets kind of expensive. I can't tell you how difficult it is for me to ask for help, especially financial help. Alot of you know that my Doctor required me to quit my job before I began treatments because of the nature of my job and my immunity being so low. I can remember alot of you telling me that if there is ever anything that I needed to let you know. There are two things that I really need from you right now...prayers..and money. The link below is for my Facebook support page, on it you will find information on how to give. There is a link to my Paypal account where you can give directly, or you can find information to mail cash/check to a bank account I've set up specifically to pay bills out of.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/MollysAngels/282665355126802
I cannot tell y'all how grateful I am for all you've done for me these past couple months.
"It's not how much we give but how much love we put into giving."
-Mother Teresa-
-Molly
ill talk to work about taking a group collection for you.
ReplyDeleteHey Molly! It's Megan Ross I was in choir with you in high school. I barely know you, but I think you're a really sweet person! My mom went through all of this and had CyberKnife, used to treat brain tumors, I remember her radiation treatments. Not that much different from chemo except no nausea, at least not in her case. She had to use a TON of lotion because her skin became extremely dry. She said it tingled sometimes. She also said she would get a weird taste in her mouth, but it didn't last for too long. My number is 316-305-7943 text me if you ever need someone to talk to, someone to lean on, someone to vent to, or just want to know something about a procedure. She went through pretty much everything for 3 years. We were right there with her so I can remember any and everything. Have a great day! Good luck! And DON'T WORRY!
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