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| frannie |
Posted - Aug 19 2008 : 09:34:33 AM
and thanks, for taking the time to read this. i will be going to a new doctor tomorrow and i would be fibbing if i said i'm not just a wee worried over this. so if you ladies could just send prayers and healing thoughts my way i will feel stronger about this whole thing and what may come of it.
thanks, and love to ya all.
love
frannie in texas
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| frannie |
Posted - Oct 06 2008 : 3:23:42 PM
thanks ladies for all the info and advice. i will be checking out more about the books yall suggested. it couldnt hurt and i know i could use a revamp of my diet with the reading i have already done.
i will keep yall posted, but right now i am just enjoying the break from the docs. my next visit isnt until the 21 of oct.
love
frannie in texas
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| homemom |
Posted - Oct 06 2008 : 08:55:04 AM
Frannie~
This is my first time here and I have been reading through the posts. I hope you are feeling better and have gotten some answers.
Hope to hear some good news from you soon.
Sending prayers your way.
Ruth
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| barnagainkristin |
Posted - Oct 05 2008 : 9:46:57 PM
Frannie,
Hope things go well with your new doctor. A while back I read a book by Joel Fuhrman titled "Eat to Live" and I learned so much about nutrition. He has 2 new books out which come as a set that I could only find on Amazon.com titled "Eat for Health". I know nutrition can't cure all that ails us but there are some amazing stories from people with different ailments who have seen great results by increasing their consumption of nutrient packed foods, mainly vegetables and fruits. It all seems to go along with the good ol farmgirl way of life. Hope you feel better soon and get good news from your new Dr. I'm sure you would be able to find the first title at a library. I'm not sure about the second since it is quite new. Best Wishes, barnagainkristin
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| mikesgirl |
Posted - Oct 04 2008 : 06:47:28 AM
Frannie - you are in my thoughts and prayers. Keep positive thoughts and know we are all with you in this. Bless your family for rallying round. Love, your farmgirl sister, Sherri
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| chicken necker |
Posted - Oct 03 2008 : 7:58:23 PM
Dear Frannie, I am by no means an expert. My mother just survived a fight with lymphnoma.? Even her doctors were amazed at her recovery. All I can say is that she fought it with any and all information she could get her hands on. We are both massage therapists so we have connections to the so called alternative health. One thing she swears upon is Castor oil packs. I don't have any direct links, but she followed Edgar Cayce type regiment. You can find it on the www.HeritageStore.com, you may be able to find the supplies around your area if you can't order it online. There's a book out there also, called "The Oil That Heals" about the castor oil. It may give you additional information.
Just a suggestion while I send blessings your way!
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| frannie |
Posted - Oct 03 2008 : 7:32:06 PM
thanks once again for the good wishes.
i will be going to new doctors in dallas, and the break from the docs here is a welcome relief.
my breast are healing the bruising is beginning to fade, and i feel out from under the immediate stress of all this.
zan, hope you get a chance to read through the post here and catch up on what all has been going on.
i see that you are doing some herbal work, so if you run across anything that helps with polcythemia vera, atherosclerosis and possible breast cancer please let me know.
once again, love to all.
love
frannie in texas
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| kissmekate |
Posted - Sep 30 2008 : 9:48:23 PM
Oh Frannie, I am sorry that was so painful for you. Hopefully the Dallas experience will be more pleasant.
Hang in there. All of your farmgirl friends are thinking of you.
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| Tina Michelle |
Posted - Sep 30 2008 : 7:50:25 PM
hugs to you. hope you can get in to a good Dr./Dr's in Dallas and be fixed up "right as rain" again real soon.
can't even begin to imagine what having a procedure like that without a good dose of the numbing stuff would be like..ouch, ouch, and double ouch for sure. so glad that you have your family there with you to give support..and definitely grandkids hugs too are a day brightener for you.(that little Olivia is a cutey pie)
get to feeling better.
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| queenofdreamsz4u |
Posted - Sep 30 2008 : 7:44:31 PM
Frannie, you are a brave woman...they'd never have kept me still when I saw the equipment and the "N" word. I'm so scared of them. You will do fine I just know it. I know having to travel that distance is a bit stressful in itself. Do let us know how you are feeling. It's always good to talk about things :0)
Hugs to you,
Stephanie
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| DeepsouthMamma |
Posted - Sep 30 2008 : 3:02:43 PM
How frightening this must have been!
I will be praying for you- take care of yourself Frannie!!!
Blessings,
Autumn
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| frannie |
Posted - Sep 30 2008 : 08:37:35 AM
thank you my sweet farmgirls for the love. i can feel it comin thru the computer. i am feelin so much better every day, after a few days of crying and panic attacks before we were able to figure out what was going on. i tried to sleep and would wake up crying from the memory of the biopsy. never have experienced anything quite like it. i do want to repeat that the biopsy isnt like this for most folks, it just has to do with my body not utilizing the lidicaine in the right way.
sweet nancy i received your card and butterfly and it is flittin around the house reminding me of you. little olivia took one look at it and squealed with delight as expected. my little grandchildren have been so sweet givin me so many healing hugs in the last few weeks. i do miss my crafting so much, but really havent been up to it in several months if the truth be known.
i will be so greatful when i get all this fixed and can try to get all my strength back.
love to you all sweet farmgirls.
love
frannie in texas
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| Nancy Gartenman |
Posted - Sep 30 2008 : 08:29:11 AM
Frannie,
I think of you everyday. Please keep us updated. Glad to see that all your family came for a visit, thats always good for the soul. Don't try to do to much, but nice to see you feel like doing a little crafting. I know from Belle and Bonnie that you are a wiz at it.
NANCY JO
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| Annika |
Posted - Sep 30 2008 : 08:08:06 AM
Oh Frannie, that sounds just awful! I'm so sorry. You are a brave woman. I hope that the doctors in Dallas can give you some answers and help.
*Hugs* and healing prayers, wishes and love to you.
Annika
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| katie-ell |
Posted - Sep 30 2008 : 07:45:56 AM
Sweetheart Frannie -- What an ordeal. So painful and scary. Hopefully the doctors in Dallas will be able to do the tests you need and find some answers for you. And a good hospital there will have the experienced anesthesiologist that you need as well.
Hoping you can do some of your fab crafting today and also take a nap or two.
Sending love and light your way today.
xx
Katie
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| Alee |
Posted - Sep 30 2008 : 07:38:15 AM
Oh Frannie! I am so sorry to hear that it was such a painful experience for you! *hugs* You are one tough cookie! If it hadn't worked on me I would have told them they couldn't continue!
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| frannie |
Posted - Sep 30 2008 : 07:11:40 AM
so sorry i havent updated, but i am not getting emails about the post here, dredded computer!
anyway, i had the needle biopsy and not toscare anyone, the lidocaine, deadening drug, did not work on me. i tried to endure the pain, but had to stop after just two biopsies and they were hoping to do more than that.
it was a very painful and fighteneing experience, but it is my understanding that the needle biopsy is very manageable when it works.
the upshot of this is that i will not be able to have my test and treatment locally but will have to travel 70 miles to dallas to find folks who can do the biopsy under a general anesthetic. this could be more risky they tell me because i have the comprimised cardiovascular system.
i spent a few days frightened and actually feeling sorry for myself, and then, my daughter came with her two sons, and my other two grandchildren came over, my mother in law, brother in law and aunt inlaw and we just had a wonderful family day which helped me a great deal, i did have to sleep through some of it, because extreme fatigue is one of the problems i am having with the heart problems right now.
thanks so much tapestry for checking in on me. i have received emails from aunt jenny and jonni in kentucky, and then my email became so iffy i wasnt able to even know if anyone was posting here on my subscription post.
really until yesterday, i wasnt feeling well enough to really check the site.
i have a break for a week or two, my breast have to heal from the biopsys, and well honestly, i was having sleep disturbances which ended up being panic attacks so the doctors have decided i need a break from all the poking and prodding before i travel to dallas for new doctors and some kind of resolution on all of these problems.
today, i am gonns try to do a little crafting to take my mind off of myself! tried last night and managed to sew for about 10 minutes.
but honestly every day feels better. i think the ordeal of the biopsy without anesthetic was just a real drain on my body, emotionally and physically.
thank you tapestry for your continued interest, prayers, and thoughts. i hope soon to have my farmgirl spirit restored and feeling more like myself. this has been a true learning experience in many ways.
love
frannie in texas
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| Tapestry |
Posted - Sep 29 2008 : 10:17:42 PM
Frannie, how are you doing now? Update us please.
Huggzzz 4 u
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| dutchy |
Posted - Sep 20 2008 : 09:32:31 AM
Praying for you, Frannie
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| frannie |
Posted - Sep 20 2008 : 08:38:11 AM
thanks so much cheryl. this is the first day i have had the time to actually check in on the site. thanks so much for responding to my post.
love
frannie in texas
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| Tapestry |
Posted - Sep 20 2008 : 08:32:52 AM
Prayers and warm wishes for you Frannie. God Bless!
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| frannie |
Posted - Sep 20 2008 : 08:19:56 AM
first of all thanks to everyone who has hung in there with me through all this.
i am starting to get weary myself and so i am so greatful that there are folks who are staying with this and helping with thoughts and prayers.
i have had a diagnotic mammogram on both breast and an untrasound on both breast. they will be doing a needle biopsy on both breast monday afternoon. this is scaring me so much. i cant begin to tell you.
monday morning my husband and i are meeting with the cardiologist to see if my heart is up to surgery if i end up needing it.
i am kinda exhausted emotionally and ready for answers .
thanks to all the farmgirls who have hung in there with us and prayed and sent thoughts. this recent finding in the breast has been a big surprise, and for a few days i was having trouble writing about it.
if anyone has experience with the needle biopsy pleas let me know.
love to all.
love
frannie in texas
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| frannie |
Posted - Sep 15 2008 : 06:12:34 AM
thanks to all who have hung in there and continue to send prayers and thoughts. we are continuing to go through testing here to determine what will be done for my blockage.
had a test on saturday and it kinda wiped me out. ended up sleeping most of sunday.
anyway, still dont quite know what is going on. but i'm getting lots of sleep.
also please prayer of the folks of galveston county. as some of you might know that is my hometown area. lots of wonderful folks down there and really a very authentic part of the world.
galveston island is a very pretty place and the people who live there are very independent folks, islanders. although they usually call themselves boi. born on the island. it is a place worth saving and has a spirit that is hard to describe. not big, and not flashy like other resort towns, but still a pretty place.
any way, thanks again for all who have taken the time to stop here and prayer for me and the family. the hard part is waiting now. and i guess knowing that there is something wrong that we havent "fixed" yet.
love
frannie in texas
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| berryhill |
Posted - Sep 12 2008 : 10:20:30 PM
Dear Frannie,
May God bless you during this frightening time. Please let us hear from you asap.
Linda |
| frannie |
Posted - Sep 11 2008 : 8:47:14 PM
just a quick note to update all, got a call today from my doctor who says the test show i have a 88-99% blockage in my left carotid artery.(the one that carries blood to your brain).
so the result is we will do a more definitive test on saturday in preparation of surgery/a procecure to open that blockage.
scared of course, but hope all the prayers will continue and have faith that all will work out.
love to all
love
frannie in texas
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| Annika |
Posted - Sep 10 2008 : 9:41:47 PM
I will keep praying for you and sending you good energy and wishes. Live life but try to take it a bit easy until they can deal with the blockages ok. Hugs to you farm sister
Annika
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