We received a call from Dr. Dan Kletzing’s office today to let us know that I am scheduled for thyroid surgery on the 13th of February at 7:30am. My thyroid will be removed and lymph nodes will be checked at the same time. They told me to expect a 2 day hospital stay. This is [...]
Archive for January, 2008
Thyroid Surgery
Posted in Uncategorized on January 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Piece of Cake
Posted in Uncategorized on January 29, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Hi Everyone. Back to hearing from Carmel.
I cannot express enough praise to our great God for how easily yesterday went for me. I feel tired from the anesthesia and sore from the surgery but it is so manageable. I actually feel quite well.
All of this is certainly due to our faithful God and His praying people. I/we [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on January 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Hello to all our special friends and associates where-ever you are. This is a first time occurrence, this is Curt writing this. So don’t be too disappointed. Today was a huge day in our lives. Carmel underwent breast cancer surgery this morning. It has been a day packed with serious busyness (& business)! She was [...]
Reality Check…
Posted in Uncategorized on January 24, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Just in case anyone is wondering. I am normal. Just because I am striving to stay positive and hopeful does not mean that I am not experiencing the whole spectrum of emotions that goes along with a diagnosis of cancer.
I feel like today it has really started to dawn on me that this whole experience is [...]
MRI Results And Surgery
Posted in Uncategorized on January 21, 2008 | 5 Comments »
I was told after the MRI on my breast last Friday that the results would not be in for about a week. BUT, my Great Physician is the one who is moving things along so quickly on my behalf and our hearts are so grateful!
Dr. Noveroske called with the MRI results this afternoon! He said [...]
MRI
Posted in Uncategorized on January 18, 2008 | 4 Comments »
I have now experienced an MRI. It was done this morning specifically to determine IF any more breast tissue might be affected by cancer. I would say it took a good 45 minutes and was LOUD. Thank God for ear plugs!
Every person in the medical community that has been a part of my care during this journey has been [...]
Appointment With Breast Surgeon
Posted in Uncategorized on January 15, 2008 | 5 Comments »
It was such a relief today to go to the next step of my treatment by meeting with the Dr. Noveroske who will perform surgery on my breast.
A praise that I have is that I believe without a doubt that this Dr. is THE Dr. for me. I really like him and so does Curt. He [...]
How We Are Doing
Posted in Uncategorized on January 13, 2008 | 7 Comments »
Now that the first blog has been written you are probably wondering how we are doing with the reality that cancer has entered our lives. Even as I write that “cancer has entered our lives” it still does not seem real.
The first thing that I would tell you is that Curt and I are both [...]
Catching You Up…
Posted in Uncategorized on January 12, 2008 | 8 Comments »
Hi everyone. The purpose of this blog is to keep everyone up to date on what is happening as we face my breast and thyroid cancer. This is an easy way for us to keep you all informed.
To bring everyone up to speed my health issues started 2007 with kidney stone attacks in March and September that ended up [...]
