July 2009

Following are caregiver notes from Kathy and Jan’s stay July 26-30.

Jan and I drove from Salt Lake to St George on Saturday to visit Jan’s brother and stay the night. We arrived in Phoenix Sunday night at about 9:00 pm. Melissa was arriving at the CTCA directly from her trip to Laguna Beach. I talked to her on the phone and said we would see her in the morning. She had her girl friends take her .. Read More

Today is Thursday. I believe last time I wrote I had just returned from Newport and checked into CTCA. They found I had an issue with my steriod levels in my body and I was released mid week. My sister Kathy and her husband Jan were here for a couple of days to help out, but had to leave this am to head back to UT for work. I was bummed they couldn’t stay longer. I .. Read More

Back from Newport Beach! What a beautiful place that is!

Wes let us borrow his new Tahoe, which was huge life saver! I can’t imagine all three of us smashing into my little audi with our baggage comfortably. I rode in the back most of the time which worked out perfect so that i could lay down in case i got car sick, which is pretty much how I felt the whole trip. We got into .. Read More

sorry it’s taken me so long to post. I was in Newport Beach this weekend, which was awesome! However, I did get sick so I had my girlfriends drop me off at CTCA on the way home. I just was discharged late this afternoon and am still not feeling that well

more to come later…

Yesterday was my last day of radiation. One would think this is a good thing, but in this particular case it’s not. We decided to halt any further radiation treatments at this point because it is not helping with the pain I am having in my back or hips. In fact, after I leave radiation I usually am in more pain from laying on the hard table. This past Monday and Tuesday I have had to .. Read More

I was finally discharged from CTCA yesterday. I was there for almost two weeks! Time seems to fly by in the hospital and there is no concept of time except for when I need to take my meds. It feels good to be home, although I am nervous that I may have another issue pop up and then I will have to turn around and head back to the hospital! As soon as we arrived home .. Read More

Last night I had the most vivid dreams. I took a benedryl last night to help me sleep through the pain and I remember having a couple of dreams so real I could smell, taste, and feel them. The last part of my dream I remember someone crying . The noise kept getting louder and louder until I finally woke up. I opened my eyes onlyto hear that that the crying hadn’t stopped. It .. Read More

Today is Wednesday, July 15. I am still here at the Cancer Treatment Centers in Goodyear, AZ. I’m not sure how long I will be here. I originally was admitted on Sunday because I had stomach issues and a fever. That pain slowly subsided and by Monday I had a new set of problems with my hip. The doc ordered some xrays and I am still waiting to hear the official written report. One .. Read More

This morning started early at 7:30am. As I mentioned before, I have so much more energy since we switched up the meds. I also think that I have more pain as well which prohibits me from sleeping too long without medication. I thought today would be an easy day of radiation and a short test of my Gall Bladder. I was wrong. Today was horrible! The pain in my back and hips is getting .. Read More

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