D +13, Time to Go Home!

I still cannot believe today I get to go home and finish my recovery. Three weeks post admission. Woo hoo! I slept most of yesterday - FINALLY - and actually had little problem sleeping overnight. Hemoglobin, WBCs, and platelets are all moving upward. The only transfusion I had to get today is Magnesium. Mom, Chris and Dad are attending the caretakers class today at 9 and then a discharge meeting with me and my doctors around noon. Then its go-home time. After molesting my cats and dog for a while, and maybe some dialogue w my family, its back to bed for me.

D +12, Seriously?

Found out yesterday (my head is still swimming) that I was likely to be discharged 3 weeks after being admitted because I doing so well. THATS TOMORROW, 5/2. Is that because I am doing so well, you need the room for someone sicker, or some other wild reason I couldn't fathom in my stupor? Even tho I had had a few bad days they weren't cancer related...pain management. They have assured me it is because I am doing so well. WHEW! And HOORAY. Not tell my kids because they'll be at their Dads today thru the weekend and I don't want to distract them from having fun with him. n the meantime this will allow me to rest for a few days and reacquaint myself w my family and pets. But I am super excited to see them on Sunday.

Hemoglobin. 8.9
WBCs 4.8
Anc
Plafelets 55

Mom, Dad, and Chris have to attend a care giver's class tomorrow at 9 and I will prolly go home.around 1:00. No more Foley. Almost off all IVs. Switching all meds from IV to pill format. Need to start packing. After a nap.. Looking forward to getting more sleep at night!

D +11, Numbers are Normalizing, Praying Today I Feel More Normal Too

Good morning. I am doing better. Had a bit of a bad weekend and yesterday wasn't much better. i now seem to be on the upswing numbers-wise.

-Hemoglobin is holding above 9, not quite a norm of 12.

-WBC is at 3,6 today. Normal is above 3.5.
-Platelets at 50. Platelets normal is above 150.

I also have a couple of infections they're dealing with. My hair is falling out again. I expected this but had really hoped to avoid it. Silly me. My brother helped me trim it waaaaay back! Last push of Methotrexate occurs today. Plus sides magnesium, potassium and platelets. Yum!!!

D+5- +9

My head is spinning how at the same time i can feel completely overwhelmed with as many tests and talks and more tests, so little sleep, and yet try to play host to my visitors - Dad, Mom, Chris, Gregg, Deanna, Darlene, Diane, Theresa and Marcy, Laura and Marcy and Edie and Kristi'.s Brownie troop. The girls made me a card and all signed it. Jamie 4 x. But i have been exhausted not sleeping at night. Oh and Chris helped trim my hair off. Ok. I am ready to start healing.

D + 10, What a day!

Counts going up. WBCS for the first time, reading .6 vs "less then .1". FINALLY. Now my hemi's can begin to heal. Hadn't had a bowel movement in over 2 days. Well, I woke with my first bowel movement. Very early. And its "C diff Positive." I am on an an antibiotic for that I have gotten a chest XRay , and very painful ultrasound. Which led my oncology team to reduce the BC Pills by once a day and to prescribe something else go help clear out what they had done to thicken my uterus in in their attempts to turn off the bleeding. One more dose of Methotrexate which helps with engratftment and rejection. What I really need is sleep or something like it ....

D +5 Through D +9

The last 5 days have not so fun for me. 

D +4

Still have that underlying nausea but keeping food down today...hooray! Not entirely sure but think the hair on my arms and legs is thinning. You know what that means? My noggin would be next. If you decide to go, I will miss you my hair, my friend. I have lost 10 lbs in the last almost 2 weeks. Its good I arrived with "reserves." =0)