NEED YOUR PRAYERS TO HELP TO GET BACK IN REMISSION !
IN 2013 I was diagnosed with incurable multiple Myelona cancer. After 9 months of chemotherapy Doctors said the average remission was 9 years. A year ago January, the oncologist told me my Myeloma markers were spiking. Meaning, that In all this time I had no signs of cancer and in complete remission, but now the tests tell us 17% of the cancer is back. 9 years reduced to 6 years.
So for 5 months and between 5 heart stent o…perations, I tried a few different cancer treatments that failed. My doctor retired from Mt. Siani in NYC and sent me back UAMS in Arkansas, to the new Wonderman of myeloma, Dr. Frits VanRhee, who decided to try combining medicines and take a more aggressive approach. Since last July I’ve been on the more advanced medicine and getting chemo shots in my stomach every Tuesday. That really hurts. They added a type of steroid, which bloats you up. So I immediately gained 20 pounds of water weight I couldn’t get rid of. (Ugh) Now this week I’m back in Little Rock after faithfully following this regimen for 7 months to see if this new approach has worked. I also will go into surgery on Tuesday for a bone biopsy. That’s where they drill in your hip for a piece of bone to see if there’s any signs of cancer. Wow, what a week. So please pray, because I can’t quit, I can’t stop fighting and I still trust God to have his perfect will done in the end. But I can’t do it without your prayers and support. Sunday January 19th is my birthday and what I really want is a cancer free body. I’ll let you know as soon as I know. You’re friend and fellow soldier in Christ still fighting the good fight - Carman