Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
Today’s blog update is late (& shorter) because it was a bit of a
rough morning. I was REALLY tired (combo
of the new chemo, low blood counts, and being up all night (having nurses in my
room every 2 hrs isn’t very conducive to sleep). This round of chemo has required a lot more
monitoring by the nurses (neuro exams & eye drops every 6 hrs, urine ph
levels and vital signs taken every 4 hrs, and then different meds and lab draws
throughout the day/night. And of course,
they are all staggered at different times so I’ve got staff in & out of my
room constantly!!!
To help with my fatigue, my doc ordered 2 units of blood for
transfusion. I got my first one earlier
this afternoon and took a nap while it transfused. Woke up feeling much better and I’m getting
my second unit right now. (Thank you
again to all the blood donors out there!) J
Judy (my MIL) was nice enough to stay an extra day at our
house to help with Scotty… so John is on his way to the hospital to have dinner
with me J I’m waiting for my nurse to take my
methotrexate level here in a few minutes.
Yesterday’s level was down from 15 (Friday) to 0.38! My oncologist said we hope to see that it
continues to drop dramatically like it did yesterday, but sometimes people kinda
level out right above 0.1 (the threshold for going home)…I’m praying that my
levels continue to drop dramatically & that I can bust outta this joint
tomorrow morning as planned! Lol
-Chellie
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