Merry Christmas, Joyce! And a happy, healthy New Year. Love the picture of your kitty. It’s funny how they just appropriate stuff. I’m a cat fanatic myself.
Hugs,
Mari
And a happy, healthy New Year to you, also, Mari. Cats are AMAZING creatures and so smart. Gabby doesn’t use a litter box. He goes to the door and meows to be let out. If you ignore him, he will come and paw at you. If the weather is not really cold, he likes to stay outside at night. I live with my daughter and her family. He sits on my car and watches my window. When I raise my bind, usually about 5 AM each morning, he runs to my side door ready to come in.
Hugs,
Joyce In NC
Sounds like Gabby is extra smart. I have three cats now and it always amazes me how they know when you need comforting and will come over to cuddle with you.
I think both dogs and cats are good at knowing when you need their love. In 1994, when I had cancer the first time, our Boston Terrier, Trixie, was only 3 months old. During the chemo when I was so sick, she would lay curled up behind my knees just as still and quiet as if to say “I understand and I will take care of you”. Needless to say, I fell madly in love with her. It broke my heart when she died on May 2, 2006, at the age of 12. She died while I was taking chemo for cancer the second time. I have missed her so much.
Merry Christmas Joyce!
Hugs, Sara
Merry Christams Joyce! I hope it was a great one!
THANKS, Paul. Christmas was very nice. My youngest grandson is 2 and it was lots of fun watching him. I hope you had a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year.
I regret not getting to your page sooner, but I wish you many, many Blessings in every day of all of the years to come.
Hello Everyone,
I just returned home on November 15 after a four-day stay in the hospital with a blood clot in my left lung. I have been on the blood thinner, coumadin, since July 2010 when I was diagnosed with Atrial Fibrillation (abnormal heart rhythm). This makes me highly susceptible to blood clots. I have had two blood clots before this one. I am a 2-time breast cancer survivor. I learned while in the hospital that just the fact of having cancer makes us highly susceptible to blood clots. Therefore, I am a double whammy when it comes to having them. My regular doctor just recently left the area and I had not seen the doctor that was to replace him. I had four doctors in the hospital. Two of them wanted me to have a filter installed. The other two did not think I needed one. They brought in a hemotologist and she advised me against the filter so I didn’t get it. Some of them also thought, since I was on coumadin when I had this clot, that I should change over to a blood thinner called Lovenox. Lovenox is given by injections in your belly twice daily. They tell me whichever I use, lovenox or coumadin, that I will be on it the rest of my life. I saw my new regular doctor this morning. He thought I should have gotten the filter. He also said if I have another clot that I need to get the filter and change over to Lovenox. I like him and he seems to be a very good doctor. I am scheduled to see a cardiologist on December 8 to talk about getting a Cardiac Ablation which, hopefully, should repair my heart rhythm problem. If this is done and it works, then I maybe won’t be quite as susceptible to blood clots. I can also stop taking the medication for a-fib. The main reason for writing all this was to inform any of you that didn’t know about the threat of blood clots, apparently, for the rest of your life. I always thought that the blood clot in my right arm in 1994 and the blood clot in my right lung in 2006 was caused by the chemo that I was on at the time. I always like to be aware of things like this.
I don’t get on here as often as I should but all of you are in my thoughts and my daily prayers and I need your prayers, also. I know from experience how nice it is to talk to someone that understands what we all go through. PLEASE TAKE CARE AND DON’T GIVE UP THE FIGHT. IN JANUARY 2012 I WILL HAVE BEEN FIGHTING FOR 18 YEARS. HOPEFULLY, ONE DAY SOON THEY WILL BE ABLE TO DEVELOP A SHOT THAT WILL DO AWAY WITH CANCER THE WAY THEY DID POLIO.
Love, hugs, prayers and blessings,
Joyce
I’m so sorry to hear that you’ve been in the hospital and about all of your problems with the blood clots. I hope you are feeling better and that whatever route you take to keep these from happening in the future will be successful. Isn’t it great when our docs can’t agree and we are stuck in the middle? Ugh! I really hope these issues are behind you now and I wish you smooth sailing from here on. I will certainly keep you in my thoughts and prayers.
Hugs—
Martha
Martha, I saw my new doctor on November 30 and I like him very much. Hopefully, I won’t have the problem with so many doctors in the future. I am feeling some better. THANKS YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PRAYERS. I WILL ALWAYS NEED THEM. Love and hugs.
This is so good to hear, Joyce! I’m glad you and the new doc are getting along. May you have a happy holiday season with many blessings!
THANKS, Martha. I had a bad day yesterday but I am feeling better today, THANK GOD.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you, my friend.
Love, hugs, prayers and blessings,
Joyce In NC
Joyce, I am so glad to hear you are feeling better! I just had to reply and let you know that my mother-in-law is in the hospital right now with a blood clot in her lung too. I am keeping up the prayers for both of you! Now you get better and better each day so you can enjoy those holidays. May the New Year be better for all of us!
Love,
Martha
I am so sorry to hear about your mother-in-law. Please give her my love and concern. She will be in my prayers. I pray she will soon be feeling much better. You take care of yourself, also. Yes, I agree, may the New Year be better for all of us.
Love and hugs,
Joyce In NC
Hi Joyce; Well I didn’t think it had gone this far! I am truly sorry you have all this to deal with and just before Xmas too. I’m sure the Cardiologist will set things right and answer all your questions and provide you with the right thing to do and in a short period of time, I hope. You have managed to do so well for 18 years and that is a tall order for someone who has dealth with as much as you have. Strange that the heart is the issue and not the cancer. I think some of us would trade places with you on that score. Hey Joyce, you know you can do this. It’s your lot in life to show us once again your valiant courage and determination not to let anything get in your way of a good life. Take care pal and keep us posted.
Yes, Wheezie, I have experienced both but I am not surprised. There is a lot of cancer and heart disease in my family. The cancer and chemo was bad but not being able to breath is worse than the cancer, I think. You feel like the next breath is not going to come. The chemo caused my first heart muscle problem in 1994 but over the years that had improved. I am not sure what caused the abnormal heart rhythm. I also have 2 valves that are leaking a tiny bit but not enough to do anything about them yet. BUT, AS LONG AS I CAN DRAW A BREATH, I AM GOING TO KEEP FIGHTING TO LIVE. Love and hugs.
Hello Joyce,
I hope you are feeling better with each and every day.
May 2012 bring you Health and Happiness and Yes a Shot to Cure All Cancer is the Perfect Recipe for the New Year!
Hugs, Love and Blessings,
Sara
THANKS, Sara. I am feeling better, THANK GOD ! Love and hugs.
Hi Joyce; Just a quick note to find out if the Dr. has recommended oxygen for you? Perhaps you should have it so you can use it when you need to? Just a thought. I would as you say not want to have that fear of breathing, not knowing why it is so difficult and not knowing if you can catch enough air. I’m totally praying that they can fix this for you.
I guess I could get oxygen but I don’t have the bad a-fib attacks often. I had one in February and then another one in October and a small one since then. The medication I am taking for it has been working pretty good but I recently have been reading about some very dangerous side effects of it put out by the FDA this past July. I am hoping they will be able to fix this, also. THANKS for your prayers. How are you doing these days? My love, thoughts and prayers are with you.
Hi Joyce; Glad you have not had so many attacks. I’m a great believer in mind over matter. What does your Dr. say about the side effects of the drug you are taking? Is it a drug you could replace? Isn’t it amazing how many side effects all these drugs seem to have on our bodies. I always laugh at the t.v.ads, thinking the side effects are worse than the disease or medical disorder! lol. I’m just trying to rid myself of a major cold/cough that I have had for two weeks. It isn’t getting much better but I hear these stay around for a long time. I had my first flu shot this Fall and look what happens. Thinking I was being smart by finally getting on the band wagon and here I am. Full of cold and congested lungs. Oh well, Xmas is coming so I am determined to get lots of rest this next week. Thanks for your concerns.
The cardiologist didn’t seem to think that I should get the Cardiac Ablation at this time and I think I agree unless I get much worse. It involved going into the left side of my heart and making a hole through to the right side to get to the site of the a-fib. He did recommend 2 other medicines but I would have to go into the hospital and get regulated on them. He told me to research the procedure and the medicines on the internet and decide what I wanted to do and come back in 6 months.
I hope your cold/cough is better by now. I have gotten flu shots for many years and I don’t have colds or flu. I drink so much orange juice to help keep my potassium up until I guess I am overrun with Vitamin C …. LOL. Maybe that helps. Take care, my dear friend, and have a MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR.
Love, hugs and prayers,
Joyce
Ah Joyce, you are so sweet. For what it’s worth, I hope you opt. for the drugs rather than surgery. I really do. I know you, and that you will do the research needed to make a plan. Just enjoy your Xmas with family and try to live for the moment. You have been a lucky woman in many ways, so thank god for your good fortunes. He will help you decide what’s best. May joy and laughter abound your home and wishes for a healthy 2012, love and kisses Joyce. xoxoxox
THANKS, my dear friend. I do have so very much to be thankful for. Love and kisses back to you. xoxoxox
Dear Joyce,
Oh, my! I just came across this post and I’m so sorry I didn’t respond earlier. How are you doing now? I hope things are getting better. I’m glad you like your doc and that he’s looking after you in an aggressive way. Take care of yourself, sweetie, and have a wonderful Christmas and a very happy new year.
Peace,
Kathy
That is fine. I understand because I go for days and sometimes weeks without getting on here. Whether I get on or not all of you are ALWAYS IN MY PRAYERS. THANKS SO MUCH for your love and concern. I am doing better, THANK GOD. I hope you are doing good these days. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you, my friend.
Love, hugs and prayers,
Joyce
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