Its “chest x-ray Monday” here on the unit. I didn’t have the energy to walk to radiology
this morning (didn’t sleep well last night at all) so I went in a wheelchair. L The transport lady kept hitting me in the
back with my IV pump so I think I’m either going to ask for a different
transport lady (or better yet, hopefully by next Monday I’ll have enough energy
to make it downstairs to Radiology).
I decided that the oxycodone pills I’d been taking weren’t
cutting it for the mouthpain so my doc said he wanted to have me try a fentanyl
(spelling) pain patch. They put it on me
around 1130 and its supposed to absorb through my skin (instead of my IV). It gets changed every 3 days. I’m hopeful that it will do the trick and
that I’ll only need this one patch and by the time Thursday rolls around I
won’t need it anymore!
My ANC yesterday jumped to 21 (yay for double digits) but
this morning it was back down to 6 L My doc and the nurses keep telling me that we
should see some upward trending in my ANC by the end of the week (fingers
crossed). I would LOVE to see 3-4 days
of positive trend before I will feel comfortable with the fact that I’m
actually increasing and not simply ping-ponging around at the same range (hope
that makes sense). It would be a fun
thing to be able to call my dad later this week on his birthday & let him
know that things are starting to take off as far as my ANC goes! J
This week is Nurse Appreciation week, so I’ll be working on
making a card for my nurses (old school style where you cut the letters/words
out of old magazines) since that is what I have available in my room! I would love to be able to bring them some
goodies (cupcakes or cookies or something) but maybe once I get home and back
to my kitchen. I can’t wait to get
back home to my kitchen. I miss cooking
for my family and baking for my coworkers!
-Chellie
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