Prayers for Round 6 on Monday

 Round 5 was tough. The nausea and stomach issues are still hanging around. I can have a good day followed by a bad day, but in reality, I wake up feeling yuck. Then I have a few hours of feeling ok before I start feeling yuck again at night. My Aunt's graveside service was Wednesday (followed by a softball game) and I think I tried too hard to feel and look put together, because yesterday was horrible. 

My prayer requests for round 6 are more of the same, plus some. Please pray for less nausea. Although, I would almost prefer it over the horrible cold sensitivity and neuropathy. Then again, I am not a fan of "nausea" that goes out the other way. I have had lots of random pains in my abdomen. It is mostly at the top and some on the right side (surgery side). It has been one of those nagging things for months, but at what point does is become not normal (because it is normal) or am I left with random pains for the rest of my life? At the disconnect from the last round, the nurse told me to watch out for blood clots around the port. Now the worrier in me is freaking out some. My right arm is sore and I have random neck stiffness. I am also tense, so the neck issue, which is on both sides, is more than likely tension. The arm could be attributed to me trying to run and using muscles that have been dormant for a while. I do have TWO biggies though. Remember when round 5 got delayed? I am due on Thursday to have an ultrasound on my neck to check my lymph nodes. They were swollen at the time. It is likely due to the sinus junk I was fighting, but given my history, the doctor wants to make sure there is nothing. The other biggie is that the following week I will be leaving for California. Please pray for me to be well with no lingering side effects. I want to be 100% present and in the moment while i am there. I want to feel well. I want to look well. I know I will have my limitations, but I just want to feel like a normal healthy person while I am there. 

My trip is to see these two amazing and beautiful people. Morganne will be graduating with her Masters in Christian Counseling while I am there. Josh will have a birthday and turn 26 while I am there also. To say that I am excited for this trip would be an understatement. The last time I got to visit them was when we went for their wedding. Prior to that, it was Josh's college graduation.

I am flying (thanks points), but my kids are driving. Please pray safety over them.

Oh, I don't remember if I posted about getting genetic testing. I got those results back Wednesday. My mutation is VUS, Variant of an Unknown Source (or something like that). I opted for the tests that tests for as many things (cancer causing mutations not just related to colon cancer) as possible. I do not carry any cancer causing genes, so I did not pass down anything horrible. This does not change the screening recommendations for my 1st degree relatives (children and brother) though. They will still be at a higher risk for colon cancer and it is recommended they get their first colonoscopy at age 38 and then every 5 years after that. 

If you happened to stumble upon my last post, I ended up filing an extension for taxes. I did not get home from my aunt's visitation until after 9pm. I was not about to spend hours looking for all of the tax documents that I put in a 'safe place' as they came in. 

Thanks for keeping up with what is going on and thanks for the prayers and the love!