Today has been an absolutely delightful day, and my spirits are soaring. I feel calmer and very much at peace now.
This morning I had an appointment with the most amazing doctor. He has an awesome sense of humour and a laff as deep as a bass drum. He was a joy to spend time with, and he had both Rick and I feeling 100% calmer about the whole situation. He didn’t tell me much I hadn’t learned already thru some heavy research, but he assured me that my chances of survival are about 100%. The treatment options are pretty well the same, whether or not my problem was cancer or non-cancerous lol. He also told me that, believe it or not, my SMOKING, of all things could be the one thing that has saved my life. Because smoking is an estrogen suppressant, it has immensely slowed the progress of the cancer, and he doubts if its much past stage 1. What an example of God being able to take our faults and flaws and turning them for good!!!
I have a test scheduled for two weeks down the road, not sure exactly what day yet, which will tell them more about the progression and what treatment options will be available. This test or procedure has a huge long name that I can’t even remember. All I know is it involves another camera and some more deep probing…ow ow ow…but hey, I survived the last one, and I’ll survive this one. I’m actually grateful I have two weeks to rest up for this, because the last series of tests really did me in physically. I could barely move afterward, and felt my first serious pain in the process. But a few days of lots of sleep have pretty well resolved the pain.
Anyhow, I feel like I’m FLYING today lol. I had nothing but good news today, and hope…lots and lots of hope!!!! I know this isn’t over by a long shot, but I do know that with God and Dr. A on my side, I’m gonna win this battle.
I can’t begin to express the gratitude I feel for my family and the many loving friends God has blessed me with, for the prayers and love that have been sent my way. You all make the bad days just a little better, the good days a celebration, and give me a reason to haul my tired ass outta bed some days, and keep going! Keep laughing, keep loving, keep praying, and keep misbehavin’! You bring me much JOY!
Blessings!
ruth1955 