The anti-nausea drugs I was given knocked me out during the chemotherapy. I slept very well through both doses of the chemo. It was uneventful so far. My next round of chemo will start in a couple of hours. Hopefully, it will be as uneventful as the previous round of chemo.
I made a mistake in my blog a few weeks ago when I said my BMT doctor was having second thoughts about giving me a BMT. I was so happy to hear the good news that I didn't bother to ask why. When I did, it turns our it was just a miscommunication. When the doctor said she was having second thoughts about the "bone marrow", she meant "bone marrow biopsy", but I took it to mean "bone marrow transplant". Aw, shucks! She had wanted to give me a biopsy before my next round of chemo, but decided not to because I seem to be doing very well. As you know from my last blog, the doctor actually wanted me to have a BMT even without a perfect match. I still don't think it is the right thing to so at this point.
Another installment on my healthcare tips:
- Stress is a killer! Excessive and chronic stress can cause cancer, heart disease and a host of other diseases. No surprise there, right? What I didn't know was that when we are stressed, it suppresses our immune system. Ever wonder why we get sick more easily when we're stressed?
- Exercise. Yes, I don't like it either, but exercise is a stress buster and it allows us to get rid of toxins through perspiration. Oh, no! I hate sweating! I used to only exercise in an air-conditioned room, and if it was not cold enough, I would even turn on a fan just so I won't get sweaty. I guess I better get used to getting sweaty - yuck! For those who have exercised long enough to like doing it, more power to you! To the rest of us lazy bones, it's never too late to start.
- Prayer and meditation does wonders for stress management. Letting go and letting God take care of all our cares, meditating on His word, coming to His presence and basking in His love, and learning to manage our thoughts gets rid of stress like no medicine can. Wish it was that easy, right?
- Here are some verses that may help:
Philippians 4:8 says "Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable — if anything is excellent or praiseworthy — think about such things."
Psalm 55:22 says "Cast your cares on the LORD and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous fall."
1 Peter 5:7 says "Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you."
The Bible is chockful of prescriptions for stress management and healthy living. Isn't it ironic that we will follow our doctors' prescriptions to a T, but ignore God's commenadments? Sometimes we act as if we are doing God a favor in following His commands. What I have realized is that God's commandments are not only there to take care of our spiritual health, but also our physical health and happiness. God wants to bless us more than we care to be blessed. We often ignore His commands and wonder why He doesn't bless us more. We forget to seek and follow His will for our lives and we wonder why bad things happen to us. Yet, we don't wonder why someone would jump off a building and die. God is a loving God, but He is also a just God. He is quick to forgive but He does not take away the consequences - think of David and Bathsheba, their son had to die.
Now, if we can just take God's prescriptions as seriously as we take our doctors' prescriptions, our lives will be a lot less stressful and a lot happier and maybe even more prosperous.
That's it for tonight. I am starting to feel the effect of the pre-medication. My mind is slowly shutting down. I will be in dreamland in 5 minutes.
Thank you for your continued prayers and may God bless you and your family.
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Nahum 1:7
ReplyDeleteThe Lord is good,
a refuge in times of trouble.
He cares for those who trust in Him.
Heavenly Father, we worship You as our LORD and King. We praise You that You are all-knowing, all-powerful God. You are our Almighty God. We thank You that You have been Val's great Healer. As she comes to the end of her journey of chemo treatment, our heart is in awe of Your faithfulness and mercy. Thank you, Lord, for continuing taking care of her, that her chemo treatment is uneventful. We humble ourselves now at your throne of grace to continue to pray for:
1. Val's complete healing, we know that if You heal her, she will be healed completely.
2. that her chemo treatment will continue to be uneventful - no nausea, mouth sores or other complications.
3. that You would protect Val and her family from the flu and cold viruses.
4. that her family will stay positive and happy.
We thank you for all the times You have shown Your lovingkindness and tender mercies towards her and her family. Everything in us bless Your holy name, for You are the Lord, our Redeemer, who has made all things and made her life to be a testament to Your glory and redemption. You, O Lord, are our Father; our Redeemer from everlasting is Your name (Isaiah 63:16). We thank you that You are able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to Your power that works in us (Ephesians 3:20). We thank you for Your love and care for Val. We thank you that with You all things are possible. The things that are impossible with men are possible with You (Luke 18:27). In Jesus name we pray. Amen.
-Achie