Hey everyone, I doubt you all remember me I didn't get to post much before things went a bit crazy for me... I was having horrible back pain and what they thought was shingles... Well finally the back pain was totally uncontrolable from any pain killer and my oncologist admitted me into the hospital to do an emergency MRI which revealed I had cancer in my spine that had eaten away one of my vertebraes and my spinal chord was being squished flat, the neuro surgeon told me I was one lucky gal not to be paralyzed from the chest down(basically my back was broken), they did back surgery taking one of my ribs out and fixing me up with a new vertebrae which is healing up just fine but while I was there they found more cancer in my hip and head area so I had radiation in those areas and started a new chemo treatment cisplatin I believe.. I will have to look to see what chemo for sure.. Now all my hair has fallen out I know bummer but I'm sure it will grow back and will be worth it in the end. I ended up fracturing my hip and had to have a rod and screw put in recently as well, it got fragile from the radiation and I fell, I'm not sure the back brace they had me wearing was of no help either since it sat on my hip and hurt like crazy. But I am healing up just fine, no more back brace now just physical therapy to strengthen my back up again and I got the bandage and staples out of hip just recently woohoo no more sponge baths! Still having to walk with walker and cane until my knees get stronger, dern wobbly things but I have exercises that are suppose to help that.... Well that is my update, hope you all are doing fine I have yet to read through many posts as I have a chemo appt. this morning but I will be back! Until then as I said take care and see you all soon!
Jane