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STACY FORREST's
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Written Jul 22, 2010 6:20pm
The scans are CLEAN, CLEAN, CLEAN. My surgeon just called with the news. She is literally having her home packed as we speak by the movers but refused to leave without giving me some good news. She said my oncologist may want another test (possibly a bone scan) to put this to rest but he will contact me. I'm taking this miracle from God and running with it. I'll deal with future tests if i have to.......or should I say God will deal with them. This battle is too much to handle alone, but the love and support and MANY prayers that have been sent on my behalf has been overwhelming. The power of prayer continues to inspire me everyday. I will keep you posted on the next step but for now......let's celebrate. I'm heading home to wave to my precious children from the backyard (I'm still radioactive but more importantly, I'm cancer free)!
Humbled by His Grace,
Stacy -
Written Jul 22, 2010 2:25pm
The scans are over. The whole experience was pretty aweful. as soon as we arrived at the basement(that's where the scans are since your being pumped up with radioactive dye) i was greeted by a smell that turned my stomach. i don't know what the smell is, but i remember it from when i was 7 and going through treatment. it still takes my breath away. the scans should have taken 2.5 hours but we had a few(4 to be exact) problems. from all the years in treatment my veins have become a little grumpy. the nurse missed the first time after digging around for a while. she missed again and blew the vein in the process. For chemo patients, they teach us that once a vein is missed, the next attempt must go higher on the arm. this nurse went lower which was already adding to a very high anxiety level. after missing twice, she had to call in the IV team. to make a long story short it took 4 tries with 2 blown veins to get the Iv in. I was pretty much hysterical by then and the nurses constant babbling about how my veins 'look' delicious but are really hard as wood was not helping. Unfortunately i had not taken my xanax so all i could think about was running out of the facility. they even started about changing my doctors orders for scans so they wouldn't need the IV. I of course insisted we stick (no pun intended) to my doctors orders and get the **!!!*ing iv in. after that they want you to sit in a room and quietly calm your body so the radioactive crap can spread more evenly throughout your body. What idiot came up with that idea. Just what a person who is being scanned for cancer needs......to be alone in the dark (you can't talk or read in the the 'quiet' room) with there own thoughts!!!! Nice...why don't they just show you a movie on how cancer spreads and destroys your life while they are at it. So sorry to be mean and feisty......it was another time when i hope God wasn't listening. The scans themselves went fine. we're hoping to hear by the end of the day. gotta go because i'm litterly being swarmed by some bees. I guess the sugar mix they make you drink in the 'quiet' room is now seeping from my pours!!!!
thank you for all your prayers.....we definately need some amazingly good results today!
stacy -
Written Jul 21, 2010 4:53pm
I can't believe i'm writing this but they have changed my scans again. The scans are at 10:30am on Thursday (or at least they are for now). it's probably best just to ask God to cover me for the whole day-----i know He'll know when the scans are!) Brad just peaked his head in the door and said our surgeon emailed that she is going to push for results within a few hours of the scans. i really hate Wisconsin for taking her!!!!
