Sunday, December 17, 2006

Happy Birthday Dad!


Happy Birthday DaDa! I love you!

Monday, December 11, 2006

Puppies!





Hi Everyone,
I had a little fun, and sadness yesterday. Since I have been sick, I have wanted to get a puppy of my own. I wanted a Teddy Bear puppy because they are cute and cuddly and can travel with you on the airplane. Well I got my wish, for a night. Chris and I went to a breeder and brought home a little gal named Annie with us. It just seemed like it would be too hard to handle, especiallly since Barney is so old, and this little girl was not even potty trained. Also, potty training a puppy in the winter would be hard business. It was so sad to bring Annie back home to the other puppies but I think it was the right decision. We got a lot of great pics though!
Enjoy!

Tuesday, December 05, 2006

Great News!

Hi!
I have the preliminary results of all of my tests at NMH yesterday. Here they are...
1. Bone Density: I am in the early stages of Osteoperosis called Osteopenia. I should be taking more Calcium and bone loss meds.
2. Doppler of Leg: My blood clot is gone! I am also finally off of Coumadin after 9 months! I can finally eat greens and Vitamin K. Yeah!
3. CT of Neck, Chest, Abdomen, Pelvis: Clean! And the mass (leftover scar tissue) in my mediastinum is smaller!
4. MRI: Bone loss and height loss at T12 vertebrae. Everything is stable.
5. PET scan: Totally clean except.....a little lighting up in my left ovary!!!! Initial findings are saying that there is ovarian function activity!!! Maybe that is why I am getting my period! I am so excited!!!!
These are just initial findings, but most of the time, they remain stagnant with the final diagnosis.
Life is wonderful and I am so thankful!
Talk to you soon!
Love,
Sherrie

Sunday, December 03, 2006

Upcoming Scans

Hello!
Lots of news to report. My awesome friend Jenn had a wonderful belated birthday party for me last night. All of my great friends turned out, and we had a ton of food, drinks and good conversation. We also wanted a theme to the party, so we did a holiday cookbook exchange. Everyone had fun, and it was great to see my friends. Jenn's condo was decorated to the hilt! Her theme this year was snowmen, and she and her Mom brought over 20 boxes of decorations into the condo.

Tomorrow, beginning at 6:15am, I have ALL of my scans at NMH. I start out the day at 6:15 with a bone density test, and then my PET scan at 6:30. I have a CT of my neck, chest, abdomen and pelvis at 9:00. Then I have a break until 1:45 when I have a Doppler of my leg to see if my blood clot is gone, and an MRI of my spine to gage the compression fracture and the healing from all of the massive tumors I had.

Doing my scans like this equals a really long day, but I would rather go through the hassle of sitting there and doing all of the waiting in one day, rather that two. It is very frustrating, and I know Northwestern is one of the best, but when you have an entity so large, there is so much lack of communication betweeen staff members, and so much waiting.

Oh, and my little period friend has returned. If I am going to be infertile like all of the docs say, then why am I getting my period? It is driving me crazy! I am visiting a new OB-GYN at NMH, so that my doctors are all consistent within the system.

Hope you are having fun getting ready for the holidays and spending time with family and friends!

Love,
Sherrie