Tuesday evening update

Denise and Dave have made it home and are settled after a long, hard day.  She is still in some pain from the port procedure, but overall is doing well.  The plastic surgeon said that everything was looking good; she will see him again in two weeks.  The final pathology report showed that Denise not only had the two spots of cancer in the right breast that they knew of, but she also had ductal carsanoma in situ (DCIS for short) in the left breast that was unknown.  Thankfully, the breast tissue on both sides is gone, but the oncologist wants to wage a strong attack against the cancer with the chemo to make sure that all of the cancer will be gone.  Dave passes on his thanks for all of the prayers!  Please continue to pray for Denise's healing and pain leading up to her chemo in a few weeks.  Thanks!

Tuesday mid-day update

Denise had her oncology appointment on Monday. She is scheduled to begin chemotherapy in a little over three weeks. She had her port put in this morning in Nashville and did very well with the procedure! The surgeon was able to go ahead and remove the remaining drains while Denise was sedated which is a huge praise as the drain removal last week was very painful. Denise has two more post-op appointments today, so I'll update again soon! Please pray for her pain relief today!

Update & prayer requests

I was able to talk to Denise this afternoon for a while, and she sounds great!  She is still quite uncomfortable as can be expected and is getting a little restless sitting around the house, but overall is doing well!  We talked about some of the details of her upcoming appointments, and I wanted to share a few prayer concerns.

-Denise will see her oncologist at the West Clinic in Memphis on Monday.  This will be her final appointment with him before her chemotherapy begins in a few weeks.  Please pray for the details of this appointment to go as smoothly as possible.
-After this appointment in Memphis, Denise will travel to Nashville for a procedure on Tuesday morning.  She will have the port placed that will be used for her treatments in the future.  She will have to be placed under anesthesia again for this procedure.  Please pray for this procedure and for the pain involved.
-Denise has two additional post-op appointments Tuesday afternoon.  Please pray for these appointments and for as little discomfort as possible.
-Please pray for her continued pain relief each day.  

Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. 

-James 5:16

Denise's Monday appointment

Denise's appointment today went well.  The doctor said that everything looked good and very normal.  She was able to have three of the five drains removed which was painful but good!  She is now able to shower which is another great thing!  Please continue to pray for her pain relief and rest.  I will update again soon!  I have added the meal schedule information to the side of the blog. 

Meals for the Miller family

I wanted to pass along the information for a sign-up to take meals to the Millers.  The website is www.takethemameal.com and the password is "denise." There is also contact information on this site for Shelly & Dawn who are coordinating the meals.  Thanks so much in advance for your love and support to the Millers!  Denise's appointment in Nashville is this afternoon, and I will post an update on how the appointment went later today!

Saturday evening update

Dave updated me last night on how Denise was making it. He said that they are doing ok. The five drain bags that she came home with are bothersome and painful to change. She has had some shooting pain on the right side. Please pray for her pain relief, rest, and for a good report from the doctor when they go back on Monday.