Tuesday, June 25, 2013

could use a time out.

Well, my MRI certainly did not come back they way I wanted it to. I had so many tumors in my brain that they could not count them. The DR's all got together and had me in havinf radiation treatments with in 2 days. They make a real weird masck that holds you head perfectly still as it is strapped down to a radiation machine. It only took about 10 minutes at the most and this counted walking in and going down the hall , having treatment and getting back out.  I was going to have 15 treatments in a lower dose so that it did not hurt my brain as much as a 1 week treatment could do.
They also immediately put me on a 24 hour very high dose of prednisone.
with in 2 days, I could hardly walk as the prednisone kicked in with the radiation. I walked into the hospital every day crying, cryed through the treatment and  cryed my way home.I spent about the whole 3 weeks in my bed. Luckily I love my bed.  On about day 5 they said that they thought I was having a bad reaction to the steroids and needed to get me of of them. that took a week to get me off of them and that was with me hurrying it up by about a day and a half.
I had a small seizure in my left leg when I was getting off the prednisone. no pain just weird.

I am doing waaay better now. I am still a little dizzy when I walk, but even that is getting better.My legs feel a little heavy. OH YES and ALL my hair fell out in one day. crazy.but least of my concerns. The radiation burned my ears and forehead the worst.
I have discovered that I am married to a iron chief. I had no idea what a good cook he is. When I am feeling better I think we will need to share the cooking duties. He is amazing. Not just in cooking, but in encouraging me each and every day. He makes me feel like I can do anything and thanks me for taking the treatments. What a man.  What I really need to say is what a Man of GOD. I am truly blessed by my husband. I think if I worry about anyone in would indeed be Dan the most. So when you are praying for us please add a big dose of pray for him. He is doing EVERYTHING
As always great things are going on in my life also.
The twins are here. Rachael made it look like it was so easy to have these little men.
Michael and Melissa are expecting the middle of next month. So the excitement just keeps going. I cant wait to hold their little munchkin in my arms . God is good