Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2007

I know it has been a long time since I have blogged. My computer has issues. I can't always get on line. Anyway, I went up to USC on Wednesday of this week for a CAT scan, spent the night up there (went to a nice dinner with Chris) and met with Dr. Lenz the next day. Dr Lenz said my bigger tumor looked stable but the radiologist said in the posterier part of the liver it was hard to tell if it was inflamed or the tumors had grown. He was leaning towards inflamation because no other tumors had grown and my liver panel looked good. I will be able to get the full report on Tuesday. The stents can cause inflammation.

My bilirubin was 1.9 which is good. ALT 39 AST 42. platletes 241. My WBC is 12.2 which is high meaning I just finished fighting a bug or I could have something lingering. So I am laying low and out of crowds.

I have been feeling good. My only complaint is fatigue. Some mornings it really takes me a while to get going. I have been taking:
Ambatrose
Pytalow
All my vitamins
Mangosteen

Alot of these help with fatigue. Looking forward to Christmas and the New Year with my family.

Thank you to ALL of who have been bringing dinners. They really have been helping out. My 3 boys and husband go through a whole box of cereal in one morning so you can imagine the food requirements around here.

I wish you all a very Merry Christmas!!!~!

Love you all,

Valerie

P.S. from mom:
The photo was taken on Christmas Eve 1968 by the Apollo 8 astronauts as they circled the moon. The astronauts read the first 10 verses of Genesis as the Earth rose above the Lunar surface. Christmas Eve 1968 was very special to us also. God Most High had blessed us with the birth of our first daughter, Valerie, just two months earlier. Just as God created light on the Earth, He created light in our life when all our children were born. You can listen to the astronauts' transmission to Earth at http://www.askingy.com/?p=362