Radiation

I wanted to post earlier on the new events going on around the homestead, but the pain has prevented me from doing so. Lord willing I'll be straightened out in the next day or so and will be able to get that part updated.

Well I had a PET/CT scan done last Thursday to see the results of these last two stem cell transplants. It appears that I now have metastasis in my liver area, chest and back area. Sound good to you, yeah, I didn't think so either.

So now they want to do radiation. To which I was to be doing today, but I had to get admitted to the hospital last night due to pain, so that got rescheduled for next Tuesday. And I guess while their talking to me about the radiation, they'll talk to me about clinical trials. So we'll see how things progress but I'm checking into intravenous vitamin c and voting for that. Talk soon,



JMHJ

New Doctor at UMMC

Well I had another appointment at the UMMC only this time with a specialist for my particular cancer. He has been following my situation but this is the first time I had actually met him. His suggestion was to do a PET scan to see if their are any tumors left. And if their are, he suggested that I go to Sloan Kettering in Manhattan to have them surgically removed. That is of course if the surgeons in Baltimore do not feel comfortable removing them. So right now the plan of course is to go to the UMMC on Thursday and have the PET scan done. And pray between now and then that their is no tumors but only according to the Lord's will.

I did ask him what his professional opinion was that this is the first time that the numbers had gone down by themselves without chemo. His answer to me was, he crossed his fingers and said,"let's hope." All I could do is laugh.

Is this what the world calls wisdom? Because I have to tell you, for all of you who actually depend on these doctors and think that they make a difference, my deepest sympathy goes out to you, and I pray if the Lord wills He gives you increase in your vision and hearing.

One of the major learning lessons that I have learned in this travail is that the unrighteousness of man abounds the righteousness of God and how truly perfect He is.



JMHJ

Are you as confused as I am?

I went to the cancer center today to have my blood checked. The numbers on my blood are looking good. White blood cells are normal at 4.2, hemoglobin, hemocretin and red blood cells are all a little low but look good considering what i have been through. Platelets are at 114 which is great since it was around 50 last week. So all in all as far as the blood goes, it is slowly starting to recover on it's own.

Now on to the confusing part. If you remember, after the first stem cell treatment, I felt great. My marker numbers came down to 7 and I had felt the best I felt in two years. But after 3 weeks when I went in to receive my second stem cell treatment, my bHCG had jumped up to 550 and the AFP was around 60.

Now when I received my first marker after my second stem cell treatment (stay with me, kind of confusing) the bHCG was 141 and the AFP was at a lower number but can't remember what. Now the bHCG is at 31, a little high and the AFP is at 5.3, normal. That's the good part. The bad part is that I'm in very uncomfortable pain and I have no idea why. I pray it's my body recovering, but at this point, who knows.

I have an appointment on Monday to see a doctor at UMMC just as a kind of preliminary in case I need to take a next step. Which I pray not, until next time,



JMHJ

Revision on progress

I believe I'll start this post a little different than the other post that I have written. As I sit here contemplating the In's and outs of this world, it has come to my attention that this cancer that is sustained in my flesh is like a papist and his false doctrine. I tried in the beginning to use the natural and harmless means to eradicate him. But in the end, he chained and beat me and continued to spread his false doctrine to the other cells and corrupt them.

So, I address him a couple more times, each time getting a little stronger each time with poison (or the true gospel) pleading with him for his withdraw in a peaceful manner. In the end to no avail but that he threw me on the rack stretched and beat me, then chained me to a post to be a spectacle to the world to repent of my confession then released me.

Now in the end, he has come back, once again, to a mirage of lies and false gospels, deceiving all the other cells with his idol worship, pagan holidays (Easter, Christmas, Halloween, birthdays etc.) and convinced the other cells if they pick the right political leaders all will be well, as he distorts, corrupts, and mutilates the other cells from their natural use to a use that is abominable. Then concludes by tying me up at the stake and threatening to burn me if I don't recant.

Praise the Lord that the joke is on him. He may have power over the flesh but not the soul, and to be absent in the flesh is to present with the Lord.

But on to the numbers at hand. My bhcg has gone back up to 141, which as you may or may not know, normal is 4. Afp is 16, normal 4. White blood cells have dropped to 1.3 normal being 4.0-10.

As much as I pray for the Lord to remove this thorn, I pray more for His will, for His wisdom is perfect. His knowledge absolute, eternal to eternal, everlasting! I praise my Lord and Savior, not that I am good, but that He is. Heaven is for those that have been chosen by the Father, redeemed by the Son, sanctified by the Spirit, and find discipline and obedience in the commandments of God. Til then,


JMHJ

Numbers Update

I went to the cancer center this morning for a complete blood count. All of my cells are slowly recovering but at least their doing it on their own. After this stem cell transplant my body seems to be recovering better than all the times in the past. Which is intriguing considering what my body has been through, I'm surprised that it can still make it's own cells. And that's a good thing since my body does not react well when I receive blood or platelets. I usually receive Tylenol and 50mg of Benedryl to prevent hives that swell up my whole body.

I haven't received my marker numbers yet but Thursday I will be going back in for another complete blood count, so by then they should have the results back on the cancer count. Til' then,


JMHJ

Headed for Pa.

Well, Lord willing I'll be headed back to Pa. somewhere around two or three o'clock. Everything so far seems to be going to plan, or so called plan anyway. The plan right now is that my Aunt Sharon will pick me up and take me home. All my numbers seem to be OK, but I did need magnesium and potassium this morning. If it's anything like the first stem cell, my oncologist will take my marker numbers tomorrow when I go see them in Gettysburg. But we'll see, things seem to change a lot. Talk soon,


JMHJ

Fever over 104.0

I have been planning on posting a lot sooner but I've been pretty sick the last week. On Monday i started to get sick but it didn't really kick in until Tuesday afternoon. By then the fever was up to somewhere over 104.0 and climbing. It finally broke Thursday morning sometime around 3:30 to 4:00. I couldn't tell you if it even went any higher than that, that was just the last number i heard them say before i lost consciousness. It was a little more under control by Wednesday morning, and finally woke up soaking wet Thursday morning around 4:00. I pray the Lord continues His mercy upon me and i do not spike another fever before my wbc start to go up.

Tomorrow is the start of our sabbath so it will most likely be after that before i post again. Lord willing, my wife is to be here Friday evening, and my parents sometime Saturday afternoon. Of course my parents will leave Saturday evening and my wife will keep me company until Sunday evening. I praise the Lord for the visitors that He has given me both times I have been down here at UMMC. Talk soon,



JMHJ