Waiting..

This is Loni. Just thought give an update that we're still waiting on test results from Mom's PET scan. She has an appointment on Wednesday so hopefully we'll get some information then. Waiting is not fun but we're sure enjoying each other as much as we can. We had a fun family game night last night and no one even ripped any cards :) We're looking forward to having Uncle Kelly & Aunt Janine and Jenny & Russ and their sweet girls come for visits in the coming week.

Thanks to all who are following this blog and offering support to my sweet Mom and family at this time. It's hard times for sure and your faith, prayers, and good wishes help lift us a great deal.

Today at 9:30 a.m. I had the appointment for the PET scan. My dear husband was scheduled to work 9:30 - 6:30. He went in yesterday and they worked it out so he could go in at 6:00 a.m. He came home and got me just before 9:00. He wanted to be with me which I appreciate so much. I didn't sleep well last night. I guess I was pretty nervous. He didn't sleep well either. I know he was nervous. The Huntsman Cancer Institute is such a wonderful place. We drove up to valet service and they were so kind. Everyone there treated us so great. Ken couldn't go back with me. I went back and was put into a room that had a large recliner chair in it. I sat down and the first thing was to get an IV started. The nurse was really good. It wasn't easy to find a vein. It didn't hurt at all. She put a saline solution and the radio active solution in. Then they had me drink portions and this other solution. They put a warm blanket on me and turned down the lights and closed the door. I sat there and started to cry. It's a new adventure that we're starting. She came in about every 20 minutes to ask me drink a little more. It was a total of around 32 oz. of this stuff in a 75 minute time frame. Then it was time to go to the PET scan. That procedure took about 25 minutes. So the whole process took 2 1/2 hours. I was done at noon. My good husband read a book in the waiting room while he waited for me. I was asked to drink a lot of water today to flush all of the stuff out of my system. What an incredible time we live in to have these things available to us. We came home a had a little lunch and Ken went back to work.

Yesterday I went to my doctor because I felt like I had an infection. She started me on an antibiotic. Tomorrow I have an appointment to have a PET scan at the Huntsman Cancer Institute. The unknown is scary. Will I have a clean scan or will there be cancer somewhere else. What have I been doing that may have caused the cancer to grow. What can I do to help it not grow any more. I know that everything we go through is for our good and help us be better people. I just feel so confused right now. I feel a lot of love around me. My family has been so wonderful. And our ward and friends have been so unbelievable. I feel my Saviors love all around me.

May 26, 2012 Yesterday Ken and I went to Dr. Soisson at the Huntsman Cancer Institute. He asked me some questions and said that he had talked with my surgeons. He said that leiomyosarcoma is very rare and that there isn't much known about it. There are around 1000 cases in the U.S. a year. That would maybe be about 10 cases in Utah a year. He feels that the cancer was in Stage 1 and that it was found early. The next step is scheduling a PET scan. He feels that the cancer was localized and that the scan will come out clean. He feels 100% sure that Dr. Gouw will want me to have chemotherapy to make sure that nothing is hiding somewhere else. I have an appointment with Dr. Gouw June 6, 2012. He is a sarcoma Oncologist. So the next step is having the PET scan. We have to do a lot of paper work to see if we qualify for any programs because we are self pay (no insurance). I feel a lot of hope and peace. My brother Paul just finished cancer treatment for stomach cancer. He is my hero and a very good example for me to follow. I hope to be just like him. We will keep this blog updated with whats going on. We are experiencing so many tender mercies which I'm so grateful for.

Hello, this is Luann. I've had quite the 2 1/2 weeks. Saturday May 5th I started hemorrhaging and went to the ER. I was given 2 units of blood. Monday May 7th I started hemorrhaging again and had a D & C. Friday May 11th I had a hysterectomy. I had another 2 units of blood given to me. Monday May 21st I found out that cancer was found in one of the fibroid tumors that had been removed. I have an appointment on Friday May 25th at the Huntsman Cancer Institute to find out what happens next. The cancers name is leiomyosarcoma. I'm hoping that when I had the hysterectomy that all of it was removed and that it's all gone. There have been countless tender mercies along the way that I'm so thankful for. I have the most wonderful family in all the world. They are my biggest blessing. I feel hope and peace and I know that we are being blessed. I'm so grateful for the gospel and for my testimony of the gospel of Jesus Christ and my Heavenly Father. Prayers would be appreciated beyond measure.

Happy 34th Anniversary Mom & Dad!!

Happy 34th Anniversary Mom & Dad! Here's to many more years of kisses and smiles and being head over heels in love. 

We Sure Do Love You!! 

Love, all your kids & grandkids :)

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