A Note from Debbie.....
It's been one amazing year and now I am happy to say I am cured. Please see below for my journey through cancer....
Hello my friends, on August 4, 2008 I was diagnosed with Cancer.
As you can imagine the initial shock was great, for me, Doug and our girls. We've now got a great team of colorectal doctors, learned a lot about what is ahead, and have gotten our minds wrapped around it. So now we are in the "let's get this thing out of here" mode and feel very confident that, with prayers and support of my friends and family, by next Spring I will celebrate being cancer-free.
Please join me in this journey of Recovery, and visit this blog from time to time for updates, to post your comments, and read others'. If you're new to Blogging (as am I!) new postings are at the top, click the Archives at the left and scroll down to start at the beginning, then press "Comments" to read responses, and please add your own! And if you will, leave your name and how we're associated, as opposed to Anonymous (thanks!). Email Doug for instructions if you have trouble, ddavis@archifects.com.
With much love,
Debbie
I had another 6-month follow-up CT-Scan today. All went fine. I had to drink that qt of white barrium stuff then wait an hour, so we walked around the hospital. Found a place to sit and read by a fireplace. Then walked more, and went outside to a courtyard and sat in the sun. Got back to Radiation Waiting, where I got called back right away, Larry put in an IV, took me back to the CT scan room. I laid on a bed, went in and out, then he let the iodine into my veins, I then felt a warm sensation in the back of my throat, in my mouth, down my spine and into my pelvis and into my fingers. In and out a number of times, holding my breath, then breathing, holding, breathing. That was it. Results will be given to Dr. Basche for our appointment next week on May 4th.
Milestone: Tomorrow marks 1-year since my final Chemo Treatment. I've sure come a long way!
