Sitting here in the hospital waiting for the start of the 2nd round of chemo. Praying it goes as well as the first round. Dr said my body is reacting to the chemo like it was 25 years old not 62. I'm happy, thanks for the prayers!
GOOD LUCK.Hope you do well.
TXCP
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prayers sent for you, and try to keep that attitude....... :thumbsup:
Well take turns holding the ball if you kick straight! :)
Hang in there Galen! You, your wife and the Lord will whup Pickles good!
Got your back in prayer, bud!
Prayers for healing and strength!
Prayers sent for you buddie. Hang in there and get better than ever.
Well it took awhile to get started as the Dr didn't get the order in until after 5pm. It took a while but they got the first dose of the chemo in me and so far so good. This is a 2 part chemo and it gets prefaced with 3 protective chemicals. By the time the last batch was in it was sometime early this morning. So I'm waiting to see if I'll start feeling bad but right now it's not too bad.
As always thanks for the prayers.
prayers for healing..mark
Thanks for sharing, Galen.
Right behind ya with prayers you tolerate the process well and no bad juju hits you later.
Keep the Son in your eyes!
I started a carepage so I can give updates easier. You do have to register to view it so I'll try to keep any big changes updated here as well
My Carepage (http://www.carepages.com/carepages/Im_blessed)
BTW I'm am feeling great right now just a bit tired but didn't get much sleep last night and too much coffee this morning to nap.
Thanks for the prayers! They are powerful.
Praying for you Galen.
Doing great thank God. I had a bit of nausea and flu like symptoms yesterday afternoon but once I got some tylonol and the anti-nausea meds I felt pretty good. Didn't get much sleep because of all the fluid they pumped in me last night had me up every 15 min. I've been taking walks every day and even got them to completely disconnect me from my pump pole so I could hike the stairs one day. I can feel the weaking effects of the chemo but nothing bad. Supposed to be getting out late this afternoon. Can't thank everyone enough for the prayers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have been fortunate to grasp some of the healing power provided by Jesus' beating and whipping. "By His stripes we are healed" this is where the fight with my rational mind and the beliefs based on experiences has to be won in favour of God's word. Olympic athletes have found the secret of not believing in their prior experience but believing in the truth. We need to do likewise.
So glad to hear your positive attitude Ben. I know you will come through this better than you ever were. God does work wonders for sure. I am living proof.
God Bless
Charlie
Galen,
As you knew, was away for a couple days and "detatached".
Glad to hear that you're claiming His power. You have long been an inspiration to me!
Do keep in touch and you know you are in daily prayers here and in many's hearts!
Keep the Son in your eyes, bro!
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Brother .. prayers for you
Dr. said he was worried that I may not have gotten the right chemo because I shouldn't be doing so well. PRAISE GOD Thanks for the prayers!
The Dr's nurse said I was doing well as people on this chemo come back looking like they went to hell and back. Thank God Jesus already went to hell and back for me. I guraentee I don't deserve it.
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I guraentee I don't deserve it.
And that is the most amazing part of salvation and the hardest for me personally to grasp and accept... requiring dying to self daily, sometimes every hour!
Thank you, Lord Jesus, for Galen's progress and all the other miraculous healings and interventions you've shown us right here in this tiny corner of your amazing world.
Thank you for what we cannot earn, justify or deserve...your love and salvation. amen.
Gee, now at this age I've started to "sttttuuuttter" too! :(
Sorry for 2x post...
Stay Strong, Galen! He is with you; we are for you.
praying for you, Galen! Dont forget what my daughter said (see sig line)
Amen to the bestest Dr
Sitting here in the hospital waiting for the start of the 2nd round of chemo. Praying it goes as well as the first round. Dr said my body is reacting to the chemo like it was 25 years old not 62. I'm happy, thanks for the prayers!
REading back over, I realize how much I've learned from you over our sharing of emails and time...
Thank you, Galen, for your insights and incredible faith. You've made me stronger just by association!
Prayers for His blessings to continue and the Devil to groan when you awake realizing, "Oh, Crap...Galen's up, my job just got tougher!" :)
Keep the Son in your eyes!
Keep your positive attitude!! Your in my thoughts and Prayers.
Ed
still praying in Kansas!
Well you are never far from my prayers brother. I lift you up everytime I think about wich is almost daily. I am at work now and this has been anything but an EZ rotation. I haven't been coming every day but I have my book with you and your family in it as is the case with most of ya'll on here. Lord knows I need to pratice being on my knees because of all the time and the things I say and do when I'm on my feet. LOL!!! PRAISE the LORD for keeping you thru this treatment. What a MIGHTY GOD WE SERVE today and everyday. Lord please continue to keep my brother close to your heart and continue to heal him and his. Again thank you for giving us the knowledge to treat this stuff and I pray that someday you will give us the cure for it as well. (Pickles I'm talking about). Father I stand on your word and claim victory in this battle today. Thank you for giving us breath to praise you with today and everyday going forward.......Amen.......Dusty
Prayers sent for comfort and healing.
Continued prayers from here....
keeping you and yours in my thoughts as each day of this fight goes on..
Thankyou for sharing with us.
Keep up the fight..
Later...Buzz
Galen could use a few extra prayers. He's likely waiting for word before posting, but the chemo he's going thru can cause heart issues and some adverse things popped up this AM early so they're doing further tests before proceeding.
One step forward... then not so much so.
Asking for anyone gets on here before Galen report to us to throw up a few more prayers that his heart is fine and he can continue the Chemo...or another alternate one and no damage to the heart!
Lord in your Mercy...
:pray: Wishing and praying for the best.
I ended up being taken off the chemo until they get all the cardiac tests done as one of the chemos that I'm taking can cause cardiac arrest. They found some fluid on one lung and the blood work for the heart showed elevated levels so they did a sonogram on my heart. Cool to watch. The cardiologists (all 3 of them) decided there was no damage associated with the chemo but it may have been issues with the elevated fluid levels so I'm starting back up on the chemo but they're watching the fluid levels. Means I'll spend 3/4 the night in the bathroom. But we're back at it and I'm still feeling pretty good just tired.
Try a Foley, Galen...goes where you are and you needn't get up! Like having a built in remote! :)
And it feels incredibly good when they take it out! :)
glad to hear they've ascertained no damage from the chemo...
Hang in there! Take deep breaths as often as you can...just imagine that new bow plunking 50 yrd bulls at the next 3D! That'll make you breathe deep!
Keep the Son in your eyes!
I just told my sister I wasn't going to apologise for shooting her in the butt when we were kids when she suggested something like that Doc!
They have me disconnected from the chemo pole so I went hiking stairs. Went up to 7th then down to 1st when I remembered I'd forgotten my M&M money so had to hike back up to 5th. Sure let me know I've been laying around. Heart still working well but likes to get lazy.
Doc a 10' dia bullseye at 50 yards is easy. '^)
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Doc a 10' dia bullseye at 50 yards is easy. '^)
Oh, man...the meds are kickin in...either that or your 02 sats are down under 90 and your hallucinating again!
Just take deep enhale and exhale breaths all the time (geeze, I typed breasts)(Maxine will kill me!) :knothead: :eek: :jumper:
Prayers sent!