I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving! I ate entirely too much. But, boy, was it good. Plus the leftovers are awesome! Starting to think about Monday. Round 5. Almost done -- but it is so hard to get my mind in the right place to be ready for it. I'm crying just thinking about it. (((LONG PAUSE as I compose myself)))

I'll be spending Sunday packing, (it won't take too long, I know exactly what I need).

Talk to you all on Monday, I'll let you know what I had to go through to get admitted.

Love you all,
Lori

Great news! My hemoglobin count is going up. 8.8 on Monday. So.....no transfusion this time around. Yeah! Thank you for all of the prayers and good thoughts! Going in to work this afternoon. Really looking forward to it. I hope you all have a great Thanksgiving! We have a lot to be thankful for.
Lori

What a great week. I worked 3 afternoons - it was great to be out among people again. The girls at work are really good to me, making sure that I don't tire myself out or do too much.

I had a blood draw yesterday. Got a call from the nurse in KC. Seems my hemoglobin is still going down. Right at the cutoff of 8.0. She wanted to know how I was feeling. I told her really good, considering. She said that I might need another transfusion if I go below 8.0 on Monday's blood test. GREAT! Oh well, not much I can do about it.

Have a great weekend.
Lori

What a difference a weekend makes! I am feeling so much better! I had my blood drawn yesterday and got really good news. My white count is over 11 - due in part to the shot that I get. Hemoglobin is 8.3, just high enough that I don't need a transfusion. (8.0 is the cutoff) Yeah! So I'm going to go into work this afternoon, can't wait to get out of the house.

Have a good week!
Lori

Hi Everyone! What a long week. Haven't felt like doing anything, so I haven't been. Which means I haven't been on the computer to post anything. Sorry. I know that you all are wondering what is happening with my health and my life. This last treatment seems like so long ago, yet it was just 5 days ago. Must be how my brain is dealing with the trauma of it. 4 down, 2 to go. With all of your support and encouraging words, I know that I can make it through it.


My next treatment is after Thanksgiving. Dec 1. I think the Dr. knew that I needed to be home during the holiday for my sanity.


Have had 2 blood draws this week. Tues, my white count was 1.7 hemoglobin was 9.5 (normal, not low enough for blood transfusion). Went in again this morning, won't hear results until this afternoon. Probably a drop in the white count (usual for day 5) this weekend should bring the count back up and Monday's count should show a marked improvement. That's when the hemoglobin has been dropping, though. Let's hope that I'm able to keep the number up.

If you guys ever need and update, and are afraid to call, just leave a message on this site, or drop me an email.
Thanks for everything
Lori

I'm home. Tired really tired. Going to KC for my shot. Not much else to tell. Just that the treatments get harder every time.
Love you all lots.
Lori

I guess I had to do it. Throw up that is. Didn't want to. Asked for meds that didn't come soon enough. All over myself and the floor. One of the nurses said I blessed the floor. Hit the orange button on the wall. All of the other nurse call buttons are orange. This one is the code button. You should have seen the nurses rush in to my room. Of course, I didn't see them. I was bent over the sink and trash can. They just told me later.

I can't even think about eating, but I guess I'll order breakfast. I didn't eat any lunch or dinner yesterday, and I'm still gagging, but I'll try to see what I can get down. Wish me luck.

Going home today.

Friday was my crying day. Why do I always have to have a day where I can't keep from crying. All day long. Even extra meds didn't help. Mom & Dad came to visit thank goodness, otherwise I would have been a basket case.

Dr. IS speeding up the meds. I'll finish chemo at 4 today, and the bladder protection between 2 & 3 on Sunday. YEAH!

I didn't sleep very well last night. Up at 3, didn't fall asleep again until 6.

Thanks for listening to me complain!
Lori

Sleeping a lot today. Hard to do anything when your eyes won't stay open. Probably the meds that I'm on. Oh well, makes the time go by when there's nothing else to do. Finishing one chemo med tonight. Two more days to go on the other, then the med to protect my bladder.
Dr. asked today if we're on time or running late, (with the meds) I told him a little late on Sunday, so maybe he'll hurry up the protection med so I can get out a little earlier on Sunday.

Well it's day 3 and I'm doing pretty good. Taking the mental health meds as a preventative instead of waiting till I feel bad. This is helping, it think. Thinking about things going on at home doesn't help. I have to concentrate on me.

Today my port got blocked somehow. The nurses had to de-access the port and then re-access it about 5 minutes later. Luckily I didn't have ANY PAIN with any of it.

Keep you posted if anything else comes up. Seems like the past few stays have been pretty boring. OH well!
Lori

Hey everyone,
Well all of the prayers and good thoughts for a quick admission were answered. By the time I saw the doctor at 11:30, they already had a room for me. We stopped for lunch before we went to the hospital, but I was in a room by 2 and the chemo was started by 4. YEAH!!!!! My doctor stopped by the room at about 7 and said that this is the way it should be.
Amen.

Talk to you tomorrow
Lori