Possible problem

I got a call today from the nurse in my doctor's office.  It turns out that I have another bladder infection because of the fistula so I am on yet another round of antibiotics.  But to make matters worse, I got the results of the ca-125 they did on Monday and the numbers are going up again.  That is scary because I am just starting to get my hair back and there is a possibility that they will want to start me on chemo again.  I really hope that is not the case, but I will have to wait and see.  They will have me get another test on September 19 and then I will have a better idea.  I know that no matter what happens that I am strong and I will get through it.  That's all for now.

Update 8/11/11

I have been doing great lately, but I got one little piece of bad news.  It isn't all that bad, but it looks like the colostomy is going to be permanent.  I saw my gyn/onc on Monday and she told me that it looks like the only way they will be able to prevent any further bladder infections will be to remove the loop on the colostomy which would make it an end colostomy which would never be able to be reversed.  The other option to that would be a major operation that would remove a lot of my intestines and bladder and that would be far worse I think.  I have lived with this thing for this long, I guess I can live with it for the rest of my life.

I have started doing more things lately.  I have become active with the Red Cross disaster services again.  I hadn't done that since before I left North Carolina in 2006 and I really missed it.  I am working on trying to get the Columbia office resources up to par so that if we have to send people to a hotel or to get services we will have a list of places that will work with us.  Right now, there are no agreements with places that would be willing to help us to provide housing to our clients that have been burned out of their homes.  This project will give me a definite purpose so that I have a reason (or another reason) to feel good about myself.

My hair is coming back!!!

I have been done with chemo for about 2 months now and my hair is starting to come back.  I have been feeling much better since I started going into the pool about three weeks ago.  I have much more energy now than I had during my treatments and I am starting to get into shape.  I also started volunteering with the Red Cross recently since my previous experience with them gives the local chapter here some insights into things that they didn't know about.