Hi Susan, I did go to my family doctor today and talked to her about the 3 years I've been complaining about my back. I happened to mention what my Oncologist said about a Doctor that comes into our hospital that does an out patient procedure and puts some sort of spacers in your spine and that's suppose to relieve back pain. My pain isn't there, but to qualify that....I do have pain there, but they are thinking that this other portion of my back, where I'm having the worst pain, is a referred pain from the spine. I was once 6 ft tall, and now am lucky to be 5'8", so you see, I have compressed a lot. At any rate, she is also going to talk to this doctor about my hips being so bad and see if injections might work for that pain. If I had less pain, I'd be doing a lot better. It was just starting to snow when I left the house, but it was about 1/2 inch until I got home. I didn't have to wait to see her, and that was a good thing. They're calling for 5 or more inches with a lot of blowing snow. She's a great person, and I believe a good doctor. I just don't think she knew what to do about the back. You see, I can't have any surgery as I'm allergic to something they use to put me out. I can have spinals though, so had my hysterectomy with the spinal. I will let you know what develops when I do. Meanwhile, she's going to set something up in either Allentown or Bethlehem ....St Lukes has several hospitals, and we have a local one, but it's not as large. I will try my best to get to the bottom of it all. Due to having a pace maker, I can't have an MRI. Why they don't do a cat scan is beyond me too, but somewhere along the way, I know that Medicare doesn't want to pay for them unless they can rule out everything else. Who knows? I will see my Oncologist in early Feb. and then go see my Family doctor in March or before, depending on what they decide to do. I'm hoping that he can tell me more about how they plan on handling my CML at that time. I'm still on 1/2 dose and according to him, I'm still doing well. I don't retain numbers, never have and therefore I let him handle that end of it all. After 20 years, I do trust him to do everything right. He always has.
Hope that your Holidays went well. Ours did, but were quiet, except for the Saturday following Christmas when my Son brought my beautiful grandchildren to see me. They are beautiful, but the middle one is bad. He's going to be 7 on his next Birthday in Sept. so, hopefully, he will improve at some point. I love him lots, but he starts fights with his older brother and his younger sister, and is able to put the blame on them most of the time. I guess there's one in every family. My son is finally seeing who starts it all, and is correcting him as much as possible. I am exhausted when they leave, but love them being here. I hope that they will come again very soon. I want to get a smoked turkey breast for them. We live in a small valley that is a farming community. The turkey farm smokes it's own turkeys and he wants one, so perhaps if I go get one, he'll have to come and pick it up....right? :>) They live about 2 1/2 hours from here, and I can no longer make the trip as they have steps to get in the house, and I can't get in. Another reason is the door way to their powder room won't accommodate my wheel chair, and the toilet is so low, that if I got on it, I'd need a few strong men to pull me off. I'm laughing at the prospects of that one. At any rate, they come to see their Nana when they can, and I always look forward to that. You take care. I didn't mean to write a book, but looks like I've got a good start on one. Hugs and prayers, Millie ----- Original Message ----- From: Susan Zimmerman To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2013 11:19 PM Subject: [CMLHope] Millie Hi Millie, I'm really concerned about the pain in your side, as I know you are. Perhaps you should call your doc and discuss your inability to function because of the pain. I know your liver is compromised, but it seems the spleen may also be a factor. I'd hate for you to have to make a trip to the hospital due to it all. Especially at this time of year. Definitely praying for you, my sweet friend. Thank you for all your wonderful posts. We all want you to take care of yourself and not ignore this problem! God bless you, and keep that chin up! Earnestly concerned, Susan -- -- [CMLHope] A support group of http://cmlhope.com ------------------------------------------------- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CMLHope" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/CMLHope --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CMLHope" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- -- [CMLHope] A support group of http://cmlhope.com ------------------------------------------------- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CMLHope" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/CMLHope --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CMLHope" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
