First day of Chemo 6/3/10
June 4, 2010
First Day of Chemo.... Felt pretty good. Started the chemo out with the Psalms of Love, wrote in my journel and then listened to my yoga and meditation music. Before I knew it , I was done 4 hours later. I first felt like a million dollars and am now just starting to get tired....Thanks for all your continued prayers
♥ you all ! ...Diane
♥ you all ! ...Diane
Posted by Michelle Kaczmarek
Recently I have been diagnosed with Stage 4 Lung Cancer. It started in my lungs and moved to my bones, lymph nodes and Liver. I went into the Doctor's for a simple cough before dental work in Feb of 2010. I wanted to make sure that I did not have an underlying condition that would hinder my dental recovery. We did a chest x-ray and got the all clear. Did my dental work...In April went back to the doctor...complained that I still had that cough and was feeling like I was a bit short of breath. Doc gave me a 7 day antibiotic and an inhaler. Said there was a lot of allergies with the heavy pollen's this year. Never have I had allergies, but thought, Ok, I am getting older and I was outside planting a bunch of orange trees and pine trees. Pulled a muscle in my left rib area and with coughing so hard... I was in some pain. Seven day's later I can not lay down to sleep. I am sitting up in bed to sleep. Went back to the Doc's again...He gave me a 7 day prednezone (didn't spell that right) pack and sent me on my way...four days into that I called his office and requested that he please set me up for a ct scan and I did not feel well at all. The Next day I was at the ER because my back and chest hurt me so bad, I really thought I was going to have a heart attack. After a long 3 hour wait in the ER room I decided to just go to the doctor's office a block away and walk in there. He did an ekg to rule out heart....of course he must have thought I was crazy.....wanted to order me some Valium....NOT in my head doc- really. So they had the ct scan approved and said to go and get it done. So on Monday I went for the ct scan. They said that if it was an er they would call right away or if not they would call with in 48 hours. Well, by the time I got home they called and left a message to call in the morning...hmmm what is this about I thought? Well, the next day they call and tell me that they had seen some sort of nodule on the right lung and that they have scheduled me for a pet scan to be done the next day. (TO BE CONTINUED)
