Hello All:
First, without feeling "teary-eyed" from all your love and support during this scary time, I wish to thank you.
Upon the journey in the darkness of the morning in commute traffic, we drove the jeep around many curves in the mountains. What I thought could happen, did! (but, we got lucky) There was a person behind us following closely. We let many pass upon the way to Stanford. We were half way through the mountains in the dark, came around a corner and from the storm, was a huge tree branch limb covering the entire road and slightly over the line of the on-coming lane. For a split second I didn't know if the person would crash into us as we crashed into the tree branch, or if we would go over the side of the mountain or if there was no car coming on the otherside, my driver would quickly cross the line and go around the tree branch and get back into our lane. There was no car on the other side coming around that bend so, he made that split smart decision to whip it. We made it. That was stressful before, we reached Stanford. I'm grateful to be here.
About the day at Stanford. Everyone was pleasant and I didn't have to have a second MRI. I did my Ct. scan and was able to leave. I had no problems with the Iodine IV. (no hand swelling or allergy) What did happen was I got a whopping migraine headache as we began the ride home. I took 100 mg of Imitrex and that would normally work for a migraine, with me. It didn't touch it at all. My neck was totally locked and wouldn't move and painful along with the migraine. All that went on for the rest of the day and evening until now. Before that, I couldn't get online to thank you for your suport. OK, I'm over that hurdle.
Next problem is the swelling situation. Remember me? I had the Anyphalaxis schock with Steroid. (pred) I'm hoping I can tolorate Decadron in case I need it. (the swelling situation since my tumor is quite large) Perhaps it was the Pred combo and not the steroid itself that landed me in ER that one night. Steroid is natural in the body so in theary, it would be impossible to be allergic to steroids. So, what they will do about that problem, I don't know just yet. I will meet with the doctors on Wed. morning and ask before they begin my first of three, Cyberknife treatments.
I'm exhausted and on the Imitrex, Darvon and Valium tonight or I couldn't be writing on this forum. Forgive any errors or type O's..........I'm just too tired to reread this. I'm going to bed now!
It was interesting that they let my husband watch all of today's procedures. (every bit of it) He liked that and didn't have to be bored. I think he will be bored on Wed., Thurs. and Friday. I was told I will be on the table for 90 min. each day.
Thank you for all your informative information as, I was rather prepared as how my day would go today. (as for the rest of the week, that is a mystery)
Hugs to all,
Palace
