new surgery

Posted by MommaCandy @mommacandy, Jul 11 11:05am

Well i had an interesting week...4 weeks out from my massive cancer surgery and less than a week before chemo restarted, i ended up back at UVA with..get this...acute pancreatitis due to a full on gallstone attack or whatever its called... 4 hr car ride after having been up ALL night throwing up on the 3rd and off to the ER i went..
so got to ER with NO idea what was going on, admitted after MULTIPLE tests and 2 days later i was BACK in surgery to have gall bladder removed...which was full of stones.. came home yesterday, chemo has been pushed out til next week and i'm in agony...yes they gave me pain meds but i'm REALLY trying not to take them unless necessary...food doesn't interest me at all...but i'm not about to mix pain meds with edibles...so there ya go...i'm struggling....never dreamed when i started the cancer journey with him, it would include me ending up getting cancer and fighting my own battle

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celia16 | @celia16 | Jul 11 5:10pm

Oh my goodness! That’s so much to deal with. How did you endure it? Sure you hope you’re feeling better soon.

MommaCandy | @mommacandy | Jul 13 9:31am

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well i don't know other than God... believe me there's been a few times i've been saying what next but you know in the hospital one of the people asked me how i was maintaining such a good attitude and i was just like "well at least i'm not where Job was, i still have my family" But i assure you, i'm not feeling my best...and without my kids i'd be really hurting...they are doing almost all my driving back and forth to appts etc..and lots of other things...

celia16 | @celia16 | Jul 13 9:45am

In reply to @mommacandy "well i don't know other than God... believe me there's been a few times i've been..." + (show)

Yes, family support is so important. Not everyone has that.

Sometimes, I wonder why things are going a certain way health wise…..I try to have faith. Recently, I ran across a song that I rely on to help me. It’s called I Will Trust In You. Since you mentioned faith in God, I felt it was okay to suggest this song. Please pardon me if it’s not. I find myself singing along to this video everyday lately. I recently got some good news and it’s inspired me more.

This is it. There’s a thread about songs of resilience, but I hope it’s ok to post this here, just this once. If not, it’ll probably get moved. But, if it does you’ll know where to find it. I just thought it might help.

Helen, Volunteer Mentor | @naturegirl5 | Jul 13 9:54am

In reply to @mommacandy "well i don't know other than God... believe me there's been a few times i've been..." + (show)

@mommacandy How lovely that your children are supporting you through this very difficult time in your life. Nope, you are definitely not Job. Even when you are not feeling your best your family is walking beside you. Do you ever think about how you did such good by bringing up these wonderful children?

MommaCandy | @mommacandy | Jul 13 10:51am

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well i just did what i felt was right and relied on God to help me through it all. Today has been a very hard day for me...i'm back to battling the whole nausea/constipation thing again...you know the constipation that comes from taking morphine and nausea from the constipation and just waiting on the senna and colace to work...trying to read to occupy and distract...
@celia16 thank you for that song ...its beautiful...i can see why you listen to it often..its a beautiful prayer to song...

diaz | @diaz | Jul 14 6:34pm

I purchased Ginger Root and boiled it to make a tea that helped me with nausea and I used Miralax to help with bowel movements.
I am Catholic and when I was diagnosed with the endometrial cancer, my sister sent me a chain with the medal of St. Peregrine. Peregrine Laziosi is an Italian saint of the Servite Order. He is the patron saint for persons suffering from cancer. I wear the medal all the time including when I was having Brachytherapy. I feel that medical treatment, family support and faith in God has helped me and will also help you. Be strong and keep the faith.

MommaCandy | @mommacandy | Jul 15 9:14am

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i hate the taste of ginger tea, ginger chews, ginger ale, ginger beer,ginger candy, etc...everyone says it works for them but when you can't stand the taste, doesn't help much lol but i do appreciate the thought... faith is definitely what has gotten me through...