Either way, here I am. My husband's health has been all over the place. The Lupron injection raised my husband's testosterone to over 500, so he continued on Casodex until June 20th.
You know how sometimes life just floats along with no surprises and stays quiet, relatively speaking? Well, that had been life at home until mid-June, when all hell broke loose at once.
This blog was intended to talk about my husband's health, and my concerns, so I could stay calm, butso many other things happened too, so here I am, going a little crazy.
Let's stay with my husband first: Between May and June, he had a sonogram and biopsy of his pelvic lymph glands. Those results were inconclusive, so he needs another one. Approval from insurance takes forever, so we're still waiting. At his June appointment, we were given some very good news. His PSA is down to 4.1 (4 is "normal" 0 is target) and his testosterone is down to 25 (50 was target) so apparently, his numbers are good. We just hope they stay that way.
Now me: Have you ever heard the phrase "Lead By Example?" Since June 14th, I've been working on a health project for myself, and it includes taking supplements, taking my blood sugar every morning, and a nutrition chart, including fluid intake. Each chart is for a week, and my blood sugar goal is <145 at least 5 days a week, and I've met that goal,other than the first week, which was rough, but I've never gone over 160. When my husband saw what I was doing, he started doing the same (taking his blood sugar) unfortunately, his numbers have been about 450+ most days, so he was prescribed insulin a few days ago. We see his doctor later today. Did I mention that I didn't sleep last night?
It seems like there's a lot of hurry up and wait when it comes to my husband's cancer, and that's why there's been no journal entries.
I nearly forgot! On June 17th, my ex-husband was hit by a car on his way to work. He was riding his bicycle, and the driver didn't stop. He called me to pick him up and I was shocked by all the blood. He was off work until this past Monday (July 1st) Just another part of all hell breaking loose.
Of Note:
Since receiving the Lupron injection, my husband has had a few more good days than before, although he still has sick days more than we would like. I'm starting to theorize that his out of control diabetes has something to do with it.
I think I'll go back to bed now.
