Prayers Work!

Metisha is continuing to do great after round two of liver beads! Last time she got very sick and was down for almost a week. This time she is feeling great, has had little pain or sickness and has been able to rest! Thank you so much for all of your prayers because they are working!

Last time they knocked her completely out for the procedure. I think it was because the she kept chatting with the anesthesiologist. He kept telling her she would get sleepy, she kept talking, he would tell her to relax, she would crack a joke, and the cycle continued until he finally knocked her out to shut her up. After the procedure she felt sick to her stomach from the meds. I guess this time she talked less because they left her awake and she had no sickness after the procedure was over!

So now we wait while the beads go on attack. After several weeks they will do another scan to see how the liver has changed and to decide if she needs a third treatment.

We are praying that God preforms a Vegas sized beadazzled miracle and the next scans show a cancer free liver! We continue to believe he can and will heal her and Metisha will grow to be an old, spunky woman with the perkiest ta ta's in her senior citizens group!

Doing Great!

Metisha had her second round of bling added to her liver at 2:30 pm today. The surgery lasted about two hours and went very well! She had to lay flat for 5 hours after surgery to prevent any bleeding which caused some uncomfortable logistics but she is doing much, much better than last time. She is doing so well they are letting her go home tonight instead of staying in the hospital until morning! Keep praying for Metisha and that she will continue to do well and heal quickly!

Beadazzle Treatment #2

Metisha is scheduled for her next beadazzle session this Thursday, January 21st. It will be the same process as last time: a long day of tests, and waiting, and waiting, and waiting, then the procedure and then an overnight hospital stay for pain management and observation. Fortunately they are able to check into their hospital room first thing so they can wait in a private room instead of waiting rooms. A private room to wait in is definitely a huge blessing! But they do get bored sitting most of the day so Metisha is accepting suggestions of activities to help pass the time in the hospital. A few submitted suggestions have included grading other teachers’ papers, surfing the hallways in a “borrowed” hospital cart and seeing how many times she can fit “meow” into a single conversation with a nurse.

The last treatment hit Metisha very hard and set her back for about a week. The chemo beads made her liver VERY angry and she was very tired and in a lot of pain for several days. I believe the pain was the cancer trying to revolt but we know it lost and the beads won! A normal person would have complained about the pain or the treatment or the unfairness of having cancer. Not Metisha. She complained that she was being a wimp for letting the treatment set her back and decided she must have contracted a case of panseyitis also! Her attitude never ceases to amaze and inspire me (and remind me that I am a true wimp)!

In addition to the chemo beads her doctors put her back on the oral chemo meds but at a lower dosage. So far her feet are more tinder but she hasn’t developed blisters. Please pray diligently that the lower dosage will fight the cancer but will not cause the blistering on her feet.

So keep praying as treatment number two approaches. We are praying that:

• The beadazzled liver will lead to a cancer free liver
• Metisha will be protected from the harsh side affects she experienced after the first treatment
• Her recovery will be fast
• The oral chemo pills do not cause any blistering on her feet

Keep praying and come back Thursday evening to get the latest news on round two!