Back at It

So I am back at the hospital two weeks after my second surgery. I am getting Chemo once again and will probably do chemo for six months or so just to make sure everything is wiped out. Better safe than sorry.

So not much going on besides that. I am going to be heading back to school on April 13th and should graduate April 2011 provided there is no surprises.

Thanks again for everyone's support whether it be prayers, fasting, or just a thought it all helps.

Done and Done

Surgery number two has been completed.

I could tell from the moment I woke up that this surgery was going to have a shorter recovery time. The surgeon did not have to touch the diaphragm and was able to work around the muscle rather than cutting through it.

They removed the two nodules and felt all around my lung to make sure there were no stragglers left behind.

I am telling you the two surgeries were like night and day. The first surgery I was basically dead to the world for about three days. And second surgery here I am writing on my blog just about four hours after waking up from the surgery so I am excited about.

Thanks for everyone who fasted and prayed in my behalf I know it played a role in how awesoe surgery two went.

D-Day #2

Tomorrow Surgery number two happens. So I will once again be dead to the world for about three weeks.

Thanks again for the prayers, notes of encouragement, and well greetings

All Systems are a go

So today I met with a Lung Specialist to evaluate how well I will tolerate the upcoming surgery. And I passed all the test with flying in colors despite having part of my left lung removed.

So everything is ready for my surgery next wednesday and to celebrate I will be going to San Fransisco to eat good food.

I will eat some amazing food for my final party before being sidelined for another three or four weeks.

I am also all signed up for my classes at BYU starting in April.

Everything is looking good.

New Date with the Surgeon

My second surgery is now February 10 instead of the third. So I will have another week to recoup from surgery number 1.

That is all.

Chemo and Such

So today I went down to Children's hospital to receive chemo. this will be my first time getting chemo a chldren's hospital since last June when I moved back to Provo.

So it started with getting my port accessed and also getting an IV in my arm for the CAT scan. the nurse messed up on my left arm and had to try again in my right arm. So after being poked three times I met with the wonderful Dr. Schiff. She said I looked good and was surprised to hear that Dr. Seanz (my surgeon) and I had already planned the surgery for the other side of my chest for a week for this wednesday. (Feb. 3) that will be exactly 4 weeks to the day of my first surgery.

She said I looked awesome and that I am the best patient any doctor could ask for.

Anyways after the doctors check I went and got a CAT Scan and once again felt like I was going to pee my pants due to the weird feeling from the contrast they inject in you during the CAT scan.

After the scan I got my chemo which took about 2 hours and then I got a ultrasound just to look at my lung and diaphragm to see how they are doing after the surgery.

So I will have a lung capacity test tomorrow and blood work next tuesday and then surgery again a week from wednesday.

So that is all for now. I will post tomorrow after my lung test.

Home

After
19 X-rays
7 needle poke for IVs
One epidural without gaining a child
10 days in the hospital
Drinking 4 oz. of prune juice to get my bowels moving
Two Chest tubes
and the removal of a catheter

I was able to return home Saturday around 10:00 a.m.

It is good to be home and to be able to sleep in my own bed and not being woke up 4 or 5 times every night to either take pills, get my vital taken, or having my IV machine beep due to the infusion of my antibiotics being done.

During my stay I also lost count of how many pills I had to take but I can confidentially say that it is above 70.

I will just now be kicking it at home letting my chest continue to heal.


This Tuesday I will be going to get the staples that are holding me together removed and then Chemo probably on Friday or next Monday. The Chemo part is not yet scheduled.

That is all for now and I just wanted to thank everyone again for the many Get Well Cards and would like to thank my cousin Clarke Anderson for his Speech. It was Awesome!

If you have any questions about my past surgery or future treatment feel free to comment on this blog or email me at cansirboi1986@gmail.com. I will answer them the best I can.

Thanks for all your prayers you never can have to many!