Kelli's Journey: August 2010

Monday, August 16, 2010

Pretty sucky

I updated my blog and then clicked the wrong button and everything went away. Guess what... I don't feel like doing it again right now. So you will have to wait.

I DO WANT TO INVITE ANYONE AND EVERYONE TO A BENEFIT SILENT AUCTION AND BBQ THAT A FRIEND HAS ORGANIZED FOR US. I FEEL SO BLESSED AND AM THANKFUL TO EVERYONE. IT WILL BE SO NICE TO SEE EVERYONE THAT HAS KEPT MY FAMILY AND ME IN THEIR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS DURING THAT PAST SEVERAL MONTHS.

PLEASE JOIN US SATURDAY AUGUST 21ST FROM 4:00 PM TO 8:00 PM AT EASTPOINT CHURCH. IT IS THE OLD K-MART ON SPRAGUE AND SULLIVAN NEXT TO YOKES.

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.

Kelli's Journey

Monday, August 16, 2010

Pretty sucky

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

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