I have my medical scan coming up...
 

Hi friends, I have my cancer scan coming up friday, to make sure that the radioactive iodine treatment I did back in February worked. Please Pray that my scan comes back clean, as we'd like to start on trying for a family soon. If its not clean we would have to wait another year to start a family as the internal radiation is not good for starting a family. I also just want to be finished with all of this and move forward with my life. Thank you for the Prayer :D

My thoughts are with you

Keep thinking positive, it helped me, I got the all clear last year

That is soooooooo great!!!! I really hope mine comes back clean. I am ready to have some babies but I won't unless I get a clean scan so I can work on getting my body healthy and ready :D Thank you for the thoughts and Prayers I certainly appreciate them. I am so glad you are done!! I hate this low iodine diet yuck..lol

Just wanted to say You will be in my prayers for your scan. I had kidney cancer 2 1/2 yrs ago and I get tore up right before my ct scans but God has gotten me through and I'm doing great as I know God will see you through this. Hugs & Prayers!

Thank you so much! He always does get us through it doesn't He? Throughout this scary ordeal my faith never lingered, I always had peace in my heart from him, I was never scared. I'm just eager to receive the good news so I can start my family and the journey I am meant to take. Thank you so much for your uplifting message.

Finger's crossed and prayer's being thought for you.
How exciting to be thinking of starting a family. Keep
that thought, think positive and only good things ahead
for you.



Coolbar that's wonderful news for you. Congratulations
on being the winner.


Hugs,

Keeping you close in my thoughts and prayers. Please let us know what you find out.:hug::hands:

You are in my prayers!

You are very welcome!! God has a great way of introducing us to new people and friends and I believe it was meant for me to respond back! I know if you keep your faith in God He will make it all happen if it be His will you will get to have a baby I know it!! Drs told me I could'nt have kids...I have 2! During my last pregnancy which came as a surprise that I was able to have a second baby I was 28 at the time I felt truly blessed I had always wanted children and our first son it took 5 yrs and then our second son was another 5 yrs both were maricles, blessings and a surprise after what Drs said! During my second pregnancy God blessed me twice...thats how they were lead to find the kidney cancer! If I'd not have gotten pregnant when I did most likely the cancer would not have been found early enough. My son as I got further along the weight of him he kicked enough and put enough pressure on my kidney to cause a kidney stone that was lodged due to a cancerous tumor to come loose and when I started having lots of kidney stone issues they did a ultrasound to see what was causing all my problems...it was'nt until after I had my son that I went for a ct scan and found out it was most likely cancer and I'd be having a full kidney removal of my right kidney...that's a small price to pay to lose a kidney to be here alive and well and to be able to take care of my kids and family! God saw me through it all and when the first ct scan was performed the tumor showed up as 3 inches (looking online that was very bad news) but after many prayers and keeping my faith after the surgery they did a pathology report that showed it has shrunk by HALF! God blessed me and I truly know it! Life has never been the same...by that I mean I appreciate a lot more than I ever did and I just keep my faith in God. I will be praying for you I know how much I wanted children and I kept thinking I knew that God would bless me or help take that urgency for me to have a child...I kept praying that when the time was right God would bless me and it was no time after I started realizing that I had to trust God to bless me 'at the right time' that I became pregnant with my first child! You hang in there and you will be in my prayers!! Please update and let us know how your dr appointment goes...a great Bible verse for me was Pslams 91 it is very comforting I even wrote it down and took it with me on my dr appointments it really calms me down to read it while having to wait. Take care and hope we can talk again!

Thank you so much for the positive thoughts and Prayers, I truly appreciate them. Times like this is when I am proud (and not crazy) to say I have friends whom I've never met, around the world, who can comfort me. To others it may sound crazy but we all know what we are talking about ;)

Starr your story is just incredible!! I am so happy that you have been so blessed even through all your trials. I have certainly had many trials and at times I felt angry with God, when I was younger. But I got older I realized He just wanted me to be closer to him, that everything in life was a test of our faith. When the doctor told me it was cancer, everyone around me including my husband, my parents and siblings all collapsed. I smiled and said well then I guess it's a good thing you got that thing out huh? He was truly puzzled by my reaction. I said you know what i feel so much better already. Thank you for removing it and I'm not worried. Everyone around me just stopped. I don't think I ever even cried about it to this day. I just always knew I would be ok and that God throughout the night and in my dreams had made me so comfortable and at peace with the whole ordeal. I had nothing to worry about. Even now, I recognize that there are people who are TRULY TRULY suffering from various illnesses and ordeals in life. That mine is a walk in the park in comparison. My good friend just lost her twin baby boy and girl after over 5 months gestation. She worked so hard to get pregnant and were 5 months along when she went into labor. They died shortly after their birth and baptism. I think about what she must be going through and I would be ashamed of myself for being selfish and taking Gods Prayers from her for myself. I give them all to her and her wonderful husband. I know sometimes as humans we are in a hurry to get things done in life but I am learning everyday that as long as I trust in the Lord, things happen while we sleep ;) I also didn't know about the cancer for 7 years it was just sitting there, BEHIND this benign lump that was growing every year. They would do biopsies and kept saying well it's coming up benign. So for 7 years the small cancer grew and grew and the biopsies weren't catching it because it was behind the lump, where the needle wasn't reaching. It was only when I got tired of the lump growing that they found the cancer DURING surgery. What was supposed to be a 2 hour removal of my thyroid turned into 7 hours of surgery removing cancer. Even to this day I thank God for that ugly lumpy lump lol :D Do you have pics of your beautiful kids?

Wow I'm again in tears just reading what you wrote! I tell you its amazing what God can strengthen us to get through and I'm like you with my situation it could have been so much worse I see and hear so many stories about so many worse things I'm just thankful. I try not to worry about things and I know if God got me that then He can for others too!! So good to talk to you and read about your situation I know God will see you through! I got chills reading about that tumor that was behind the benign one...it was like God gave you a feeling to go ahead with the surgery to find the situation in time! I believe we are all here for a reason and I believe God is not through with me and He is not through with you for this Earth and I believe your going to see many many blessings over the years the main thing is keeping your faith in God and remembering He is in control. Your story is also amazing!
I will post some pics of my kids I'm just learning how to do a few things on this site. I can't wait to get our new puppy Thursday so I can get a pic of my boys holding Karlee and have that on my page!

Good thoughts headed your way:love: :hands:

Thank you so much everyone. I can't wait to see your new puppy Starr!

Sending prayers!

Vainchick5 and Starr728....you both have me in tears. Oh if we only had more people in this world with your faith. Right now I am reading a devotional called Streams in the Desert by L. B. Cowman. The basic jest of the devotional is that it is only through trials that our faith in our Lord increases. Sometimes I don't want to think about it but I know that only through difficulties will I draw closer to Him. It is only through sorrow that we know what joy is. I would like to life you both up to our Heavenly Father and pray that you both will continue with good health. Praise the Lord! ~Joanne~

Thank you Cinq and Joanne. Your words of encouragement mean the world to me. Joanne, there were many times in my life when I thought God really doesn't give a hoot about me or my family. Seemed like every week something bad was happening and someone was always in tears. It was only when I realized he just wanted us closer to him that things seemed to untangle and get better with time. Even now I'm not a regular Church go-er (I know I should be) but my Faith is stronger than ever. I'm not afraid to walk whatever path he wants me to walk :) I just want to be released from this burden so I can fully enjoy the Blessings he has put in my life. Thank you for your uplifting words.

I will keep my fingers crossed for you!!

Thank you so much my friends. I went to sleep with a smile on my face and comfort in my heart after reading all the support :D

Update..
 

Hi all, unfortunately the scan was not clean and there was still a few tiny specs that they need to treat. I am going through treatment which sucks. Its my birthday Wednesday and I can't even have a birthday hug. Oh well. I finish the treatment on thursday and at least I get to eat normal starting Monday night and start taking my hormones Tuesday morning so I can start feeling like normal sooner than later. The good news is the last treatment got quite a bit, there's just a little bit more left. Hopefully this will be the last of it, we'll see :rolleyes:

Bless your heart, I will keep you in my prayers as you go through the treatments. That is WONDERFUL news though that there is just a little bit more left. Just keep your faith, God is in control and will see you through this. Sending *hugs* and you will be in my prayers. I know how hard it is to keep going through things the concerns and worries I will never forget the patches in my life when I went through losing my kidney from cancer but it made me feel like a new person once I got through it and God saw me through every step of the way as He will you too! Don't forget to read Psalms 91 its such a comforting verse and you have friends praying for you!! Let us know how the treatment goes and sending more *hugs!*

Also one more thing...keep your faith as well for that family you want. God knows the right timing for a little one and I truly believe that if you just keep your faith in God that He will bless you with that sweet baby very soon. It took 5 yrs of drs telling me I could'nt have any children...I have 2 adorable boys right now ;) God will see you through this!!!!! Take care,
Love & Prayers
Cathy

Positive energy
 

Keep thinking positive
All my energy to you

Nobella, I'm so sorry it wasn't what you had hoped for.......Even though it's not completely gone there is some good news in this, there is a lot less of it so that means it's moving in the right direction and that is a wonderful thing.....

By the way...... HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

I will keep the prayers going for this next treatment to get it all and I know your faith and all the prayers will get you through! Happy Birthday!

Sorry to hear about those pesky leftovers, but very thankful they are tiny. I will keep praying that the treatment goes quickly for you and is a complete success. Sending hugs and an early "Happy Birthday" to you!

Sending you healing prayers, hugs

We'll be keeping you in our prayers. Here's to a clean bill of health! :)

Sittin in the same boat here. Here's hoping you do great and everything is gone so you can start your family soon!!! *hugs*

Oh girl, my heart goes out to you. 2 years ago I had a good friend of mine get diagnosed with thyroid cancer, she was only 30 at the time. She had surgery to remove 1/2 her thyroid and radiation treatment, had to wait 4 months to be tested to see if it got all the cancer. It was awful to feel in limbo and I felt so bad for her. When the test came back we all were praying so hard they would be clean. Well they were not. :( She had to have a second surgery 2 months later to take out the other 1/2 of her thyroid and then more radiation treatment. Another 4 months of waiting, the tests and then waiting for the results.... it was horrible watching how hard all of this was on her. Luckily they came back clean the second time. During all of this upheaval her boyfriend proposed to her and she is happily married now and they are trying to get pregnant! Its so great to see her come through this and be healthy again.

My prayers are with you! (((HUGS)))

Thank you all to my friends for your Prayers and support. The Prayers have been what got me through this incredibly difficult few days. The worse part other than the nausea was just not being able to have contact of any kind with anyone, including my husband or the dogs. It feels so isolating. But tomorrow is officially my last day of treatment so starting Thursday I am back to the land of the living. I'm hoping this was the last time I needed this treatment:D