nknative

Thanks all for the prayers. I have taken off the whole month of april because I will not be on any meds and I can not keep this up.

There is just too much stress and I do not have the energy needed to fight off the big "C".

the doc has to sign the papers for me yet but I am hoping that there will be no problem with that.

I have 2 weeks paid time off and then I am entitled to temp disability. It does not pay real well but alas money is not everything. I have never had it so why start now. lol

I will try and keep all of you wonderful prayer warriors informed.

Thanks so much. I know that your prayers are helping me get through each day one at a time.

nknative

loving life and trying to help others love it too

I hope that all of you have a great time. I will be praying that all goes well before during and after the ceremony.

nknative

loving life and trying to help others love it too

After my visit at osu I feel a bit better.

I will be going to Kettering for some kind of dye thing.

It will be several weeks though because of some of the meds that I am taking.They have to be completely out of my system so that the tests are accurate.

I will be making at least 3 different trips to Kettering. I will keep all of you informed.

This is not over yet and by the looks of things it could take at least a couple months to get on the right track.

Thanks for the prayers and I will keep you informed as time goes on.

nknative

loving life and trying to help others love it too

Thanks wg check yours.

loving life and trying to help others love it too

I am a customer service rep and believe me all of the grumpy people come out in full force during a full moon.

I have been in retail for most of my life and we can always tell when the moon is full.

nknative

loving life and trying to help others love it too

OK I am having issues. On wed. I thought I was doing pretty well but on thurs I just seemed to crash. I am exhausted. I am moody.

I am supposed to go back to work on mon but I took a vacation day to go see a doctor at ohio state. I have an appointment with the surgeon on wed.

I truly do not think that I can work full days. I wish that I could work half days and get paid for the full day but it is an all or nothing sutuation. My paid time off will end soon and then I am eligible for short-term disability through work. I am not sure what that would pay but I do not think it would be full.

A part of me says that I need to go back but another part of me says sthat I need to rest more. The surgery was on the 18th. We are working short-handed for the rest of the month due to vacations so I know that I would be pretty busy. I know that I should worry about myself and not about work but I am finding that hard to do.

Thanks for letting me vent. I have a lot of thinking to do. I am unsure of what I am going to do.

nknative

loving life and trying to help others love it too

I have been reading all of this and I am truly amazed. I hope that all is going well and that you are able to keep everyone "happy".

You are all in my prayers.

loving life and trying to help others love it too

Well I went to one doc. I will be having a pet scan in about 6 weeks.

I have to be off of my thyroid meds for the test to be accurate. I will be on a different med for 4 weeks so my thyroid still thinks that it is getting the meds and then I will be on nothing for 2 weeks.

I hope that my poor body does not have too much of a shock but whatever it takes. 6 weeks is a long time though. Who knows by then all of these prayers might have cleaned up the cancer by then.

I am going to Ohio State (arthur james) on monday just for a second opinion. I am not expecting to hear anything different but you never know.

Thanks all of you for the prayers. I am still very tired at times but that is to be expected. Your thyroid controls so much.

More later. nknative

loving life and trying to help others love it too

will be praying

nknative

loving life and trying to help others love it too

Sorry that I missed this one before. I will truly be praying for Elaine. I hope that things will be improving for her.

Is it possible for her to get any help at all with her hospital stuff through the hospital? Can she get free transportation? Sometimes taxi services provide free service or perhaps the hospital has a shuttle service.

The bureau of vocational rehabilitation would definatley be able to help but maybe new york does not have one of these.

Please keep us updated.

nknative

loving life and trying to help others love it too

What wonderful news. I hope that this will work out for you. Anything is better than nothing. Perhaps this will lead to bigger and better things.

nknative

loving life and trying to help others love it too

Will be praying.

Do you have any other specifics such as age or anything? I try to be as specific as I can in my prayers. If not it is no biggy. The big guy will know who we are praying for.

nknative

loving life and trying to help others love it too

Isn't this place wonderful. Where we would be without our greasespot "friends"?

Good luck to you.

nknative

loving life and trying to help others love it too

Man how I HATE CANCER!!!!

I am glad that he received some good news. All of the prayers are truly helping.

They will be in my prayers.

nknative

loving life and trying to help others love it too

Thanks so much Vickles. Today is the hubby's birthday. He is 42 today.

I love him dearly and he has been amazing. I go to one doc tomorrow and another one next monday.

Time will tell. I truly appreciate all of the prayers everywhere. Thanks.

nknative

loving life and trying to help others love it too

We know that you just want to be closer to good ole Arnold & Maria.

Actually the best of luck to you. I am sure that all will be great.

nknative

loving life and trying to help others love it too

ms what a nasty disease. You and this family are in my prayers.

nknative

loving life and trying to help others love it too

I am a HUGE believer in everything happens for a reason. (someone remind me of this when I am having a bad day :)--> )

Hang in there. You are much to sweet to not be doing something wonderful for others. You will find that perfect job soon.

nknative

loving life and trying to help others love it too

Thanks all so very much. I was having a bit of a meltdown this mornign. It is wonderful knowing that I can come here and melt and not feel bad for doing so. I am feeling much better right now.

I am working on getting a second opinion from Ohio State University and I have not even heard everything from doc # 1 yet. Better now than later.

I am very greatful for those of you who have been responding to my post. You all have made a big difference in my day. Thanks again. nknative

loving life and trying to help others love it too

please check your private topics. I have sent a couple of you messages. Thanks :)-->

loving life and trying to help others love it too

OK I was doing well untill I read your posts. I now have tears just knowing that there are total strangers praying for me.

My daughter is getting married july 30 2005 and I do not want to distract from any of her happiness at this time.

To most people this type of cancer would not be a big deal but alas for me it is.

Thank you so much. It is so much easier to unload here. I am a strong person but right now I guess it is time for tears. I am scared!!!!

My family does not need to know just how scared just yet since my mother just went into the hospital the same day that I got out. She is out now and doing pretty good. They caught her just in time and she did not have a heartattack. She is supposed to aavoid stress. She has 3 children, me with this big c problem, my sister who is trying to go through with a divorce and she has 4 children at home, and my brother who has been shipped off to Afghanistan hopefully for just a couple months.

Take care all and I will keep all of you informed.

nknative

loving life and trying to help others love it too

I have been behoaving and I am getting better BUT I went to have the staples removed from my neck today and the surgeon said that they found a spot of cancer that is 2mm (millimeters) in size. It is a papillary type cancer.

If it were found in the average joe nothign would be done except observing and occasional blood test.

HOWEVER I have a history of the big C and he sid that it will be up to me and the endochronologist that I go see Tues. They might do something radioactive or they might want to perform more scans to make sure there are no other little boogers floating around somewhere.

I am not sure how I feel right now. I do not think that I am letting it get to me. I am off of work untill the 8th or perhaps longer depending on what they decide to do on tuesday.

My hubby is the best man in the world. He has been working his full day at work, fixing supper, doing laundry and washing all dishes everyday. Add to that him having to help me shower (that was fun lol) and washing my hair. I was not allowed to have my arms reaching upabove my neck because it pulled to much on the incision spot.

Well enough for the details please put me on any prayer list that you know of. I got through this before and God willing I will get through this again.

Thanks!!

nknative

Oh and by the way I have no preference on who prays for me so even if you do not normally pray I know the big guy will still listen to you.

loving life and trying to help others love it too

Good things come to those who pray. Congrats!!!

nknative

loving life and trying to help others love it too

HOW POWERFUL ALL OF YOUR PRAYERS ARE!!!

My surgery was to be at 7:30 am wed. They could not get ivs hooked up to me so we got started a little late. It was supposed to last 3 1/2 hours but I was in the recovery room in just a hair over 2 hours.

They had to remove all of the left and most of the right side. The doc said that my thyroid was very small. (imagine that something not normal for me lol)

I was doing wonderful and when they said that I would be getting a roommate in the hospital I asked if I could go home and get some sleep.

I was unable to sleep more than 30 to 45 minutes at a time due to not being able to use my c-pap machine.(too many tubes in me)

I was home at 10 a.m. yesterday. I am doing pretty darn good. Very sore and tired but I will be fine. I did not take much for pain as I do not like feeling "drunk".

I will be taking calcium for the rest of my life but that is no big deal.

Here is my problem. Please pray for my mom. She was admitted to the hospital yesterday around 1 in the afternood. She is in intensive care and they are checking out her heart. She is only 57 years old and appeared to be fine when she was at the hospital to see me.

My hubby will not let me go see her right now. and I know that he is right I need my rest or I will end up back in the hospital so if all of you would pray really hard for my mom I am sure that all will be well soon.

She has no money and can not afford to be off of work very long. She is single and somehow she survives on making about 12 thou. a year maybe even less.

Well I need to get back to bed for awhile. Thanks again for the prayers. I know that they are working and hopefully all of the tests will say that all of the nodules were benign.

nknative

loving life and trying to help others love it too

Jim, you and all those you love are in my thoughts and prayers.

Please take care of yourself.

nknative

loving life and trying to help others love it too