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Originally Posted by Vonni

I'm just a posting fool this morning. This time I am asking for prayers, good vibes and positive thoughts for myself and my mother.

I'll start with Mom. She was dx last week with a very large abdominal aortic aneurysm. It's over 7 cm as of yesterday. Last week it was 6.3. She is scheduled for open repair surgery on the 29th.. Personally, I wish it were sooner but because she's a heavy smoker, they want her to have at least a week or two without a cigarette before they cut her open. At first she refused the surgery but once they told her it would be fatal if she doesn't have it, she changed her tune. She's only 61. Way too young to give up and wait for the inevitable to happen.

As for me. I had my gallbladder removed yesterday. No stones located but the lil bugger was adhered to my ovary and appendix. That explains much of my pain right there. I'm up and walking around today but it sure does feel like someone kicked me in the belly with a pair of steel toe boots. Ouch! On Tuesday, I go in for two spinal MRI's. My physician is concerned that I may have mets in my spine. I'm not overly stressed but of course I still have that little bit of nagging fear that goes along with every one of these tests we all get thrown at us. I was officially diagnosed with peripheral neuropathy in both of my feet this past Tuesday. Can't feel hot or cold in either one of them. It's in my hands too but not as bad as the feet; although there may be an indication that one hand may need surgery to repair the trigger finger that I have more recently developed. I also have achilles tendonitis that they believe is also related to the chemo. Next week I will be undergoing testing for Lupus, B12 deficiency, MS, diabetes and whatever else she comes up with.

I am happily soliciting and accepting any and all positive thoughts and healing energy that can be thrown our way with a great big thank in advance.

I sure do miss those days when life was boring and any chaos that occurred, I generally had control over. I don't care so much for this "new normal".

Many hugs to all!

Vonni, Sending healing energy and prayers to you and your Mom.