PRAYER REQUEST

A lot has happened since my post in November. My scan in January wasn't as good but my doctor said not to worry about it. That was easier said than done. The November scan showed zero levels of cancerous activity but the January scan showed some low levels. There was also a questionable relapse in my low back near L5 which could be why I was having some low back pain. But my doctor questioned the radiologist's findings and he said it is normal for the activity to go up and down at times. I started working one day a week again on January 6th, but it was been a rough couple of months. A lot of people at work have been sick and first I got a cold, then the flu, then pneumonia. I went with family to AZ and with the warm dry weather there I finally got over the pneumonia. Unfortunately a couple of days after we returned I started having some horrible pain in my left side towards the back. It was about a level 10 for a good week and then with the help of my natural doctor I got it down to a 7 for a couple of weeks and the last week, after another visit to my natural doctor, I call it functional pain. It hasn't gone away but I am able to work my one day and go about my business for the most part ignoring the pain most of the time. I am trying to be super careful not to do anything to cause the pain to increase. It is so annoying and a little scary because none of my doctors seem to know what the pain is from and my oncologist doesn't think it is related to the cancer and/or treatment. I do, however, have neuropathy which is one of the bad side effects of the treatment they watch for. My Doc said at my February appointment that if I continue having trouble with my feet they may have to stop the meds. I finished Cycle 10 last night and now am on my week off. I have my next scan in a couple of days, Thursday, March 18th, and then I see my Doctor on March 23rd, and I will find out whether they are going to continue my treatments. So I am praying and I need lots of prayers that this scan is good and that my Doctor make a good decision regarding whether or not to continue my treatment. I am confident that my lymphoma is under control. I am a little bit confused and annoyed with the pain I am in but I am praying that it goes away sooner than later. It is not fun to deal with chronic pain but I am coping well I think. Thank you everyone for the prayers. God Bless. Vicki