Wednesday, July 13, 2016

New Round of Plasmapheresis

My docs say that since my brain lesion stopped growing during the last round of treatments, there's a chance it was actually working. The docs want to be more aggressive with the treatments to see if we can shrink the brain lesion. If not, we will probably have to do the brain biopsy to figure out what's really going on there.

I will have treatments 3x per week (😳) for 4 weeks. I was really struggling to handle treatments twice a week before, so this is going to be rough. I'm trying to have a good attitude, but honestly I'm feeling very overwhelmed. If anyone wants to come visit during my treatments, drop me a note or a text! I'll be at Chandler hospital every MWF from 12:30-5:30. Yes, I will practically be living at the hospital 😝

For those who pray, can you pray specifically that I can feel brave and stay positive? I'm really struggling with those two things at the moment. Not feeling brave. Not feeling positive. Gotta shape up!! Also if you guys could pray for my safety in these treatments, as they are a bit riskier with my blood thinners and resolving blood clots. I had my first treatment today and my heart rhythm was jumping all over the place. My body just isn't handling this as well as it did before. Also these treatments remove all of my antibodies, which makes my immune system useless if I catch any sort of bug. I'm sure it will all be fine, but extra prayers would be so great!
Thanks everyone for your love and support!

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