Ok, as mentioned in my previous post, I am a sick person.
I will actually now, briefly touch on the illness I suffer from, so that I may better explain my life. I have Hodgkin's Lymphoma. Which is cancer, but it is not a terminal cancer. Hodgkin's Lymphoma is actually supposed to be one of the most "easily cured" cancers around. When I was initially diagnosed in 2001, I had so many doctor's tell me: "Oh if you had to choose a cancer, this would be the one to choose, because we can get rid of it". My self I was thinking more along the lines of "If I actually get my choice - I want NONE!"
But there I was, I had Hodgkin's Lymphoma and I did treatment for the majority of 2001; had two lung surgeries, as well as a bunch of CTscans and other tests, procedures and such. I got the "all clear" in January of 2002, and was very excited. I was thrilled to be alive and healthy. This got me to thinking, and I ended up leaving my husband, in Sept of 2002.
At the end of 2005, I was under a lot of stress and wasn't feeling great, but thinking it was the stress (new position/promotion at work, new city, my kids moving from Canada to the US, etc... lots of stress). By the end of February '06, I decided to go get some tests done. I had them done in March, and my Dr did not call me to give me results. So I figured, it was all in my head.
July 2006, I found a lump under my arm, and my Dr was suddenly SCARED of me!
OK... lots more tests, and finally treatment in November and December 2006. Then more treatment in Jan & Feb 2007, to get ready for a Stem Cell Transplant in Feb '07. Yay! its gone again!!
Getting ready to go back to work in September 2007, when I find THREE (count them: 1, 2, 3) new lumps! Its back again!
January - July 2008 I do a study program with a drug that is used for other cancers, they are testing the effectiveness on Hodgkin's. It doesn't work.
So, here I am. Still have cancer, still sick. This cancer impairs my immune system (one brilliantly sensitive person online said it sounded like I have AIDS). I am not THAT sick, thankfully. That is not something I would wish on my worst enemy's worst enemy!
I am more likely to catch every virus that goes by, and they will be more amplified for me. So you catch a cold; I catch it, but it can be 10Xs worse and it usually lasts at least a month.
I can catch the flu real easily, and everything else too. So I generally, stay house bound. Yippee!
OK, I am also get tired easily ... today I slept until 2:30pm, and it is now 10:30pm and I'm exhausted. So I will stop this ranting/Hodgkin's lesson, and go rest.
Hopefully I'll be able to get on again tomorrow.
Take Care, and stay healthy!
