The Miracle of the Shoes

The old adage of waiting for the other shoe to drop was one used by a bunch of us in an email support group years ago where, because of difficulties outside of our control, we seemed to get hit with crisis’s all too often without any warning.

In the last year or so I’ve been the beneficiary of quite a number of shoes. You’d think they would have to run out, or at least get to the slipper section over time, however with every shoe that drops, a new pair miraculously appears precariously positioned over my head, just high enough to give a good wallop when it too falls, and we are talking about good solid footwear.

Monday, July 27, 2009

Ouch - bone scan and beyond

So even though the nurse said they would, they didn't give me any of the good drugs until they were 95% done and then not very much then. They couldn't find any spots on the the arm that were good targets for the biopsy (could be good news if there are no mets, or it could be they are just too small) so they had to go after the spot on my rib. At first I could watch the screen showing the CT image as they advanced the needle bit by bit through my back to the rib. At one point I got to thinking "gee, here I'm watching as a very long needle is being shoved throught the muscle of my back towards a spot on my rib where they will dig in and suck cells out of the bone." So I decided to close my eyes and pretend that this was not happening. Good choice if I say so myself! So now I wait until at least Wednesday when I should be able to get the results of the biopsy.

Many of you have sent me emails saying that you don't know what to say to me during this dificult time. You are doing just fine. It is not the words that show me you care, it is the time you take to email or even just read My Blog, emails or follow me on facebook. But I do understant your delima, what can be said that is helpful at a time like this? I'll have to think about it and I'll make a post on that. Any of you who have been in a similar situation as I am now please feel free to make a comment on this post with your suggestions of what was and what was not helpful to hear.
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3 comments:

  1. Becky7/27/09, 10:59 PM

    Jean, I have thought about you all day knowing about the apprehension you had going in. I do like the closing your eyes part - sounds like a fine idea to me! I am praying that this turns out okay - you have been so good about your checkups - there cannot possibly be that much cancer growing this time.
    ~Becky

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  2. Unknown7/28/09, 9:31 AM

    *hugs & lots & lots of good thoughts are coming your way* I can't believe you have to wait until Wednesday. I wish I had a time machine to put you & Doug in to make it Wednesday for you.
    Hang in there!
    Beth

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  3. Unknown7/28/09, 10:24 AM

    I'm thinking of you often. . . and I like knowing what's happening through your blog. Do you always use pink on black in the log? I can appreciate the reason you use pink, but I find it really hard to read on my monitor.

    Marsha

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