Kelli's Journey

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

The Isbelle family. February 20, 2009. 25 days post diagnosis and 2 haircuts later.

For those of you that haven't heard of the FINAL addition to our family...Gilbert is our new Pug. I guess if we have it our way Zoee and Gilbert will fall madly in love and maybe have a litter or two.

I don't think I will EVER get a picture of both kids looking. Even the professional pictures don't work out. Oh well. They are adorable looking at the camera or not!

My big boy. I can't believe he is 3 and 3 months! I know I shouldn't be counting the months, but he is still my baby and I could telling you he is 3 years and 84 days!

I wasn't going to post today since I did yesterday and really there isn't anything going on. But I wanted to post and say "WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DAY!" I worked this morning and then my mom and the kids and I went for a nice drive. When we got home I took Zander out to jump on his trampoline. We also played some soccer. He is going to be one KICK A** soccer player next year when we get him started! He even dribbles the ball! I also had a request for some pictures. So I am posting one of our family taken just a couple days ago. I have been wanting to get one taken before my hair falls out. However, was not planning on doing it on this day. So I don't look to great. Not that I or anyone ever thinks they look good in a photo.

Oh by the way. I feel GREAT today. Haven't even taken any Tylenol today! I sure hope I feel this good this weekend. I would love to get some yard work done on Saturday to help get ready for the open house! I am a little tired, but that goes along with not sleeping at night among other things.

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AnonymousMay 18, 2010 at 9:54 PM
kelli we luv you and we hope it will all be over soon so you can get back to life it is so hard reading all this and being so far away i wish i was their to help and be their for you on this journey i hope to see you soon.
luv marina and family
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This is my first attempt at blogging. Wish me luck!

HHHHMMMMM Where to begin... Well back in June (June 4th), my 31st birthday to be exact. My husband Frank and I went out to Northern Quest casino. I was sitting there playing the slots and just happened to notice a lump on my neck. Didn't think much of it at the time. When we got home I got on the internet and did some research. From what I found I figured I maybe had a virus or recently gotten over something which made my lymph nodes swell. I went on with life still not thinking much of it and trying to leave it alone to see if it would go away. By the end of August it still had not gone away so I made an appointment at the CHAS clinic near my house. The doctor did some blood work and sent me for a chest x-ray to rule out lung cancer. I was so very relieved to get the results that my blood work came back fine and I did NOT have lung cancer. Seeing as I have never smoked in my life, this is good.

I went on with my life working, playing and taking care of my kids not having any symptoms just assumed it was my Mono acting up from years ago. I had been extremely "burnt out" for a few weeks but figured it was just from the holidays and getting our house ready to sell.

In January (January 7th) I made an appointment with a different doctor's office to see about getting some relief for my back pain that has come and gone for years. This time it moved down to my hip and backside. She gave me some meds and a referal to a physical therapist and said I had Sciatica. I just happened to ask her about my swollen lymph node that had swelled a little bit more over the past few days. She did some more bloodwork and sent me for a CT scan (January 8th).

I figured that I had some Thyroid issue and she would be able to get me back in shape by getting me on some meds. On January 12th I got the results of the bloodwork and it came back that I had a Vitamin D deficiency. I got some Vitamin D and she said she wanted to see me again in 12 weeks. The CT scan showed I had swollen lymph nodes.

So my next step was being sent to a surgeon on January 13th to see about doing a needle biopsy. Rather than do a needle biopsy, the surgeon told me I had to have the lymph node removed.

So on January 21st my wonderful husband took me to the hospital to have my first major surgery. It really was only minor, but to me it was MAJOR! I recovered nicely from the surgery with very little pain. The surgeon told me to call him on Tuesday (January 26th) to get the results of the biopsy. At this point I figured I had an infection and they would get me on some antibiotics and in a few weeks I would be good to go.

January 26th my life changed horribly... I played phone tag with the surgeon ALL DAY! Finally at about 4:30 he finally got in touch with me and told my that I have Hodgkins Lymphoma. Yep, I have cancer. I was home alone with my kids, Frank was at work and my mom is hundreds of miles away in Montana.

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Tuesday, February 23, 2010

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This is my first attempt at blogging. Wish me luck!

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