DAY 32 AND A VISIT TO TRANSPLANT DOCTOR

HI EVERYONE,
TODAY I WENT TO SEE MY TRANSPLANT DOCTOR AND HE SAYS I WON'T SEE HIM UNTILL DAY IOO BUT HE DID GIVE ME TWO NEW PRESCRIPTIONS- ONE IS ACYLOVIR FOR SHINGLES SINCE I HAVE HAD THEM BEFORE AND BACTRIM FOR ANY THING LIKE PNEUMONIA OR ANY THING LIKE THAT. HE SAYS I WILL TAKE THE BACTRIM 3 TIMES A WEEK FOR MAYBE 6 MONTHS AND HE SAYS IT IS USUALLY WELL TOLERATED BUT IF IT BOTHERS ME WE WILL HAVE TO STOP AS I AM SENSITIVE TO EVERY THING. AS FAR AS FEELING BETTER --YES SOME WHAT I STILL GET WEAK AND TIRED BUT I AM BETTER THAN I WAS. I HAVE MY UPS AND DOWNS. I AM A LITTLE AFRAID TO LET GO OF THE ANZEMET PILLS FOR NAUSEA BECAUSE I WANT TO BE ABLE TO EAT. BUT I MAY
TRY TOMORROW AND NOT TAKE ONE AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
MY WEIGHT ACTUALLY HAS GONE DOWN I LOST ABOUT 15 POUNDS. I STILL HAVE A FEW TASTE BUDS PROBLEMS LIKE A COKE STILL DOES NOT TASTE RIGHT TO ME BUT OTHER THINGS DO. BUT I LONG FOR A BIG TALL COKE --ITS JUST NOT HAPPENING YET AND I SEEM TO GET HEARTBURN ALOT. SWEETS DON'T TASTE RIGHT EITHER. BUT I AM EATING THE ALL IMPORTANT FACTOR. I WOULD SAY ENERGY WISE I AM STILL 50 PERCENT. BUT I CAN TELL YOU IT DOES GET BETTER AND I HAVE MET ALOT OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD TRANSPLANTS AUTO AND ALLEOGENIC. IT SEEMS LIKE WE DON'T GET OUR HAIR BACK FOR MAYBE 4 MONTHS. SO MAYBE I WILL HAVE MY SCALP COVERED BY APRIL. IT GETS REALLY COLD WITHOUT HAIR. I HAVE TO WEAR MY BEANIES TO BED EVEN. BUT EACH DAY GETS BETTER. UNTILL NEXT POST. SUSAN

FEELING BETTER

WELL HERE I AM ON DAY 29 AND I CAN ACTUALLY SAY I FEEL BETTER --OF COURSE I AM STILL TAKING MY DAILY ANZEMET PILL FOR NAUSEA AND I AM STILL SOMEWHAT WEAK BUT I AM BETTER!!! I WENT TO THE GROCERY STORE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A MONTH TODAY. I AM EATING PRETTY WELL AND FEELING LIKE I AM JUST GONNA GET BETTER AND BETTER. I SAW MY REGULAR ONCOLOGIST YESTERDAY AND HE SEEMS PLEASED ON HOW I AM DOING MY BLOOD COUNTS ARE A BIT DOWN BUT HE SAYS THEY WILL FLUCTUATE FOR A WHILE. HE ASKED IF I WANTED PROCRIT BUT I DECLINED FOR NOW I WANT TO SEE IF I CAN GET BETTER ON MY OWN HOWEVER HES SAYS THEY ARE THERE FOR ME IF I NEED THEM. Monday WILL BE A FULL MONTH SINCE I HAD MY TRANSPLANT. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT TANDEM TRANSPLANT RIGHT NOW. I JUST WANT TO GET BETTER AND BETTER AND THEN MAYBE BUT I AM THINKING NOT MAYBE SOME MAINTENANCE PILLS LIKE REVLIMID. MY DOC SAYS WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT AT 100 DAYS AND AFTER ANOTHER BONE MARROW BIOPSY. BUT FOR NOW FOLKS I THINK I AM GETTING BETTER.

OOPPS I QUESS IT IS DAY 27 I LOST TRACK FOR A MOMENT

DAY 26

HI EVERYONE,
FIRST A BIG YEAH!!!!!!!!!--I GOT THE CATHETER OUT --MINE WOULD NOT COME OUT ON IT'S OWN SO THE DOCTOR HAD TO NUMB IT UP AND MAKE A SMALL INCISION AND THEN HE WAS ABLE TO GET IT OUT. THAT IS A SMALL STEP BACK TO NORMALCY FOR ME. I AM DOING OKAY --I GO TO SEE MY REGULAR ONCOLOGIST TOMORROW --I AM STILL TAKING THE ANZMET NAUSEA PILLS FIRST THING IN THE MORNING AND THEY DO HELP I CAN EAT--SO THATS ONE GOOD THING.I AM STILL WEAK --HOWEVER I DID HAVE TO WALK ALOT YESTERDAY TO SEE THE DOC TO GET THE CATHETER OUT WE PARKED IN THE WRONG PLACE SO THAT GOT ME A LITTLE EXERCISE BUT I AM TIERD TODAY. THEY SAY I WILL PROBABLY NOT BE 75 TO 100 PERCENT FOR MAYBE 2 MORE MONTHS TO COME --SO FOR NOW I WILL JUST HANG IN THERE AND YOU'RE RIGHT DON -- I BELIEVE THE NURSES.

DAY 26

HELLO EVERYONE,
FIRST OF ALL THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR WELL WISHES AND PRAYERS IT KEEPS ME GOING. TO BETH MY COUNTS ARE ALL GOOD BUT I AM STILL WEAK AND HAVING SOME WHAT STOMACH PROBLEMS. THEY SAY IT CAN TAKE MONTHS TO GET MY TASTE BUDS BACK OR AT LEAST THATS WHAT SOME OF THE NURSES TELL ME THE NURSES STORIES ARE ALWAYS DIFFERENT FROM THE DOCTOR-SO NOW WHOS TELLING THE TRUTH. I AM WAITING TO SEE IF I CAN GET MY CATHETER OUT TODAY OR IF THE DOCTOR CAN FIT ME IN. HOPEFULLY EITHER TODAY OR TOMORROW. MAYBE I WILL FEEL ALITTLE BETTER WITH THIS THING OUT. WELL RIGHT NOW I AM JUST TAKING ONE DAY AT A TIME. I QUESS I AM SOME WHAT BETTER BUT NOT 100 OR EVEN 75 PERCENT. I WOULD SAY A STEP INTO 50 PERCENT.

DAY 25

WELL FOLKS,
YESTERDAY WAS NOT SO GOOD I GOT UP TO GET READY TO GO TO THE CLINIC AND I WENT TO BRUSH MY TEETH AND IT GAGGED ME SO I THREW UP AND THAT STARTED THE NAUSEA AGAIN SO I WENT INTO CLINIC AND GOT SOME ANTI-NAUSEA THRU THE IV. THE DOCTOR IS TRYING TO SEND ME BACK TO MY ORIGINAL ONCOLOGIST --I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH HIM ON FRIDAY AND I DON'T GO SEE THE TRANSPLANT DOCTOR TILL MONDAY. I GUESS HE IS TRYING TO WEEN ME OFF OF THE CLINIC. I AM STILL HAVING STOMACH PROBLEMS I GUESS THAT WILL COME WITH TIME. I MAY JUST BE ABLE TO GET MY CATHETER OUT ON WED. OR THURSDAY. I AM HOPING AND PRAYING FOR THAT. I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF THIS THING. TODAY I AM OKAY THE DOCTOR GAVE ME THE PILL FORM OF THE IV VERSION OF THE ANTI-NAUSEA STUFF SO WE'LL SEE HOW TODAY GOES. I AM ALITTLE STRONGER EACH DAY IF MY STOMACH PROBLEMS WOULD JUST LET UP . WELL THEY SAY IT JUST TAKES TIME SO ONLY TIME WILL TELL. --SUSAN

DAY 23

HI EVERYONE,
I DIDN'T GO TO CLINIC TODAY-THIS IS MY DAY OFF AND I ACTUALLY THINK MAYBE JUST MAYBE I MAY BE ON THE UP SWING OF THINGS. I DIDN'T GET ANY ANTI NAUSEA MEDS TODAY AND I WAS ABLE TO EAT. MY STOMACH STILL GETS UPSET ALITTLE AND I AM STILL SOME WHAT WEAK. I CAN;T DO ALOT OF THINGS BUT THEN I CAN DO ALITTLE MORE THEN I USE TO . TODAY I WASHED SOME CLOTHES AND ACTUALLY WAS ABLE TO SWEEP ALITTLE. THE WEATHER HAS BEEN RAINY AND I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GET OUTSIDE MUCH BUT TODAY IT IS SUPPOSE TO BE IN THE 60'S AND IT IS SUNNY I HAVEN'T SEEN THE SUN IN A WHILE SO IT WAS NICE TO GO OUT ON MY PORCH AND FEEL THE SUN A BIT.I JUST PRAY AND HOPE I REPORT THE SAME TOMORROW THAT I AM STILL GETTING BETTER. WISH ME LUCK. THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO HAS BEEN PRAYING FOR ME IT MEANS ALOT TO ME. UNTILL TOMORROW--SUSAN

DAY 22

HI FOLKS,
AS EACH DAY GOES ON I GET A LITTLE STRONGER. I WENT TO CLINIC AGAIN YESTERDAY AND TODAY AND I HAVE TOMORROW OFF AND THEN GO AGAIN ON MONDAY. I AM JUST SO SENSITIVE TO EVERY DRUG THEY GIVE ME THE DECADRONE WORKS AS FAR AS ME WANTING TO EAT AND ALL BUT I FEEL SO JITTERY AND FEEL LIKE I WANT TO CLIMB THE WALLS. SO I HAVE TO PICK MY POISON DO I WANT TO BE SICK OR CLIMB THE WALLS. I HOPE THERE WILL BE A DAY I DON'T NEED ANY OF THAT ANY MORE. BETH YES THEY DID ADD ZOFRAN BUT I GET A TERRIBLE HEADACHE WITH IT SO I AM DAMMED IF I DO AND DAMMED IF I DON'T. ANYHOW I DO FEEL A BIT BETTER EVERY DAY THE MORNING KEEP ME WONDERING HOW I AM GONNA FEEL BUT IF I MAKE IT PASS THE MORNINGS WITHOUT BEING SICK I AM DOING GOOD. I THINK I HAVE MENTIONED THE SMELLS ALOT BUT I FEEL LIKE I HAVE A SUPER HERO NOSE. I CAN SMELL THINGS A MILE AWAY OR AT LEAST IT SEEMS THAT WAY. My HOUSE CAN NOT BE CLEAN ENOUGH(WHICH IS AN ISSUE TO MY HUSBAND)BECAUSE HE DOES NOT SMELL ANYTHING AND HE THINKS I AM CRAZY BUT WHO EVER GAVE ME THIS SUPER HERO NOSE TAKE IT BACK I DON'T WANT IT!!!!!
ANYHOW AUNT BLANCHE I AM NOT IN QUARANTINE BUT I AM NOT HERE ALOT I AM AT THE CLINIC MOST DAYS WHEN THEY GIVE ME A WEEK OR SO I'LL LET YOU KNOW. WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE YA'LL ALSO.

DAY 2O ALMOST 3 WEEKS OUT

WELL TODAY WAS NOT GOOD I THREW UP ALL DAY YESTERDAY AND TWICE TODAY. I WENT TO CLINIC GOT SOME IV FLUIDS AND SOME ANZMET AND A STEROID PILL CALLED DECADRONE(I THINK THATS HOW YOU SPELL IT) ANY HOW THE SAME THING IS SCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW, THE DOC SAYS ITS ALL DUE TO MY TASTE BUDS. i CAN EAT TODAY BUT CAN'T TASTE IT THEY SAY I HAVE TO FORCE MYSELF TO EAT SO I DID. SO FAR SO GOOD. THE SMELLS THE SMELLS THE SMELLS (OH HOW I HATE THEM NOW) DON DID YOU HAVE A SCT? CAN SOMEONE TELL ME AT WHICH DAY OR WEEK DID THEY START TO FEEL BETTER? THE DOC SAYS IT WILL GET BETTER AND ALL MY COUNTS ARE GOOD AND HE SAYS MY BONE MARROW LOOKS GOOD. but I HAVE NOT YET RECOVERED(MEANING THE VOMITING AND SUCH) WHY I DON'T KNOW HE SAYS THEY WILL JUST KEEP SUPPORTING ME DURING THESE ROUGH DAYS. THATS ALL FOR NOW.

DAY 19

LET ME START OUT BY ANSWERING SOME QUESTIONS--TO FRANCES-NO I DID NOT WORK BEFORE SCT--I HAVE NOT WORKED FOR ABOUT ALMOST 2 YRS NOW. I HAD AN OFFICE JOB BUT I COULDN.T WORK ANYMORE DUE TO BACK PAIN AND SUCH --I ACTUALLY GOT DISABILITY ABOUT A YEAR & A HALF AGO. MY CANCER STARTED OUT AS A SOLITARY PLASMACYTOMA AND I GOT 33 ROUNDS OF RADIATION AND WENT INTO REMISSION FOR 5 YRS AND THEN I GOT IT BACK IN 2004 MORE RADIATION AND THEN IN 2006 IT TURNED INTO MUTIPLE MYELOMA I GOT IT IN FIVE PLACES IN MY SPINE. THEN IN 2006 MY DOCTOR SUGGESTED THE STC. I WAS IN REMISSION GOING INTO THE SCT SO I SURELY HOPED IT WORKED AND ALL THIS WILL BE WORTH IT.IT WAS TO KEEP ME IN REMISSION LONGER. TO AUNT BLANCHE I HOPE THERE WILL BE A DAY I CAN NOT REMEMBER. TODAY WAS NOT SO GOOD I GOT UP EAT SOME TOAST AND TRHEW IT BACK UP --I THINK THE VOMITING AND STOMACH PROBLEMS SEEM TO BE MY BIGGEST ISSUE OTHER THEN I CAN'T STAND SMELLS. I AM HOPING TO FEEL BETTER SOON. I FEEL ALITTLE STRONGER BUT THE STOMACH ISSUES KEEP ME FROM MOVING AROUND IT SEEMS LIKE I JUST WANT TO CURL UP IN MY BED ALOT.MY TASTE BUDS ARE STILL NOT BACK. BY THE WAY THE CLINIC IS ON THE 10TH FLOOR OF METHODIST HOSPITAL. I WISH I COULD REPORT BETTER NEWS BUT RIGHT NOW THERE JUST ISN'T ANY I HOPE I AM NOT DEPRESSING SOME OF YOU=I LONG FOR THE DAYS I WILL FEEL SOME WHAT NORMAL AGAIN AND PUTT AROUND MY HOUSE LIKE I USE TO.

DAYS 17 AND 18

HI EVERYONE,
DAY 17 WAS NOT SO BAD. I WENT TO CLINIC AND GOT MORE IV FLUIDS. I AM STILL NAUSEOUS AND HAVING STOMACH PROBLEMS. THEY GIVE ME ANZMET TRHU IV. BUT THEY TELL ME I CAN DO MORE AS FAR AS MOVE AROUND MORE AND MAYBE A TOUCH OF HOUSE WORK BUT EVERY TIME I DO I HURT ALL OVER ALOT OF ACHES AND PAINS. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO EAT AND HAVE NOT THROWN UP IN 3 DAYS BUT MY STOMACH DOES HURT AFTER I EAT. TODAY IS DAY 18TH AND I FEEL THE ACHES AND PAINS TODAY. I DID EAT SOME TOAST AND KEEP IT DOWN --I QUESS TIME WILL HEAL --I DON'T KNOW--I AM SURE GETTING TIRED OF IT BUT I CAN SAY I FEEL A LITTLE STRONGER. I JUST WISH THE STOMACH PROBLEMS AND ACHES AND PAINS WOULD GO AWAY. I DON'T HAVE TO GO TO CLINIC UNTILL THURSDAY WHICH IS GOOD BECAUSE THE WEATHER IS SO BAD --I DON'T KNOW IF I COULD EVEN MAKE IT THERE TODAY BECAUSE OF WEATHER SO THURSDAY IS NOT BAD. WE WILL SEE WHAT TOMORROW BRINGS. IS THERE SOME ONE OUT THERE WHO CAN TELL ME WHEN THINGS GET BETTER. AS FAR AS THE STOMACH AND ACHES AND PAINS? THATS ALL FOR TODAY..

DAY 16 NOT SO GREAT

WELL FOLKS,
I AM UNHAPPY TO REPORT THAT I WAS NOT SO GREAT TODAY --LAST NIGHT I HAD A TERRIBLE HEADACHE AND WOKE UP NAUSEOUS.I TOOK AN ATIVAN AND WENT BACK TO BED THEN FELT SOME WHAT BETTER. I EAT SOME LUNCH AND FELT NAUSEOUS AGAIN. MY TASTE BUDS ARE STILL AN ISSUE EVERYTHING TASTES GOOD WHEN I EAT IT BUT THEN LATER I HAVE A HORRIBLE TASTE IN MY MOUTH. THE SMELLS ARE STILL AN ISSUE TOO. I AM STILL WEAK--CAN BEARLY WALK AROUND MY HOUSE . TO DAVID --YES I AM FROM SAN ANTONIO AND I AM 48 MY ORIGINAL ONCOLOGIST IS DR KALTER ALSO FROM CTRC. HE SENT ME TO DR SHAUNGNESSY FOR MY TRANSPLANT. I HOPE I CAN BE OF HELP TO YOUR WIFE. THIS TRANSPLANT HAS BEEN ROUGH BUT THEY ALL TELL ME IT WILL BE WORTH IT. I AM SEEING ONLY 1/2 AN EYEBALL TODAY. I HAVE A FRIEND THAT LIVES HERE IN SAN ANTONIO THAT HAS HAD TWO TRANSPLANTS AND SHE IS DOING GREAT AND IN FULL REMISSION --I DON'T KNOW ABOUT A 2ND ONE FOR ME--AT LEAST I CAN'T STAND TO THINK OF THAT NOW. BUT I WISH FOR THAT DAY THAT I CAN BE LIKE MY FRIEND AND BE SOMEWHAT NORMAL AGAIN. I GO BACK TO THE CLINIC TOMORROW HOPEFULLY I WILL BE BETTER. WELL THATS ALL FOR TODAY. WILL TRY TO POST TOMORROW.

DAY 15 FEELING BETTER

Hi everyone,
Well i am happy to report that i am actually feeling alittle bit better. i am somewhat still shaky and weak but i can EAT Yeah. today i felt like an actual person again. So i think i can say i see 3/4 of an eyeball to the light. i did go to the clinic which by the way is at the Methodist hospital today and get some more IV fluids and the doctor says that i can have the day off tomorrow but he does want to see me on Monday. My blood counts are good but the platletts are still a little low but coming up everyday. i just want to say to Don thank you so much for the prayers and comments and to Beth & Joseph who are awaiting up coming Transplants don't let my words be discouraging because it looks like it does get better and i am hoping the end result will be good. I will keep posting and hopefully i can report good news tomorrow also. Thank you to Aunt Blanche also for yours prayers. i can't wait to get this catheter out maybe next week if i don't have to have IV fluids anymore. the procedure for that dosen't sound good but it will be worth getting it out i have had it since end of Nov. Well thats it for now. Hopefully tomorrow i will be even better.

HI EVERYONE,

ITS ME ---I FIND THAT THE MORNINGS ARE THE WORSE FOR ME. I GOT UP FEELING PRETTY BAD THIS MORNING. I EAT A BLUEBERRY MUFFIN AND DRANK SOME GATORADE AND YOU GUESSED IT THEY CAME RIGHT BACK UP. I FEEL SOMEWHAT SHAKY. I WENT TO CLINIC AND GOT SOME IV FLUIDS AND SOME NAUSEA MEDICINE THRU THE IV I THINK THEY CALL IT ANZEMET OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT I ALSO GOT IV STEROIDS TO HELP WITH NAUSEA. I ALSO GOT IV BENEDRYL. I SEE THE DOCTOR PRETTY MUCH EVERY DAY AND HE SAYS IT WILL GET BETTER. I CAN'T WAIT TILL THE DAY I CAN SAY YOU'RE RIGHT IT GOT BETTER BECAUSE RIGHT NOW I CAN ONLY SEE ABOUT 1/4 OF AN EYEBALL TO THE LIGHT. THE DOC ALSO SAY I MAY BE ABLE TO GET THE CATHETER OUT SOMETIME NEXT WEEK YEAHHHHH. WELL I CAN SOME WHAT EAT BUT MY TASTE BUDS ARE NOT BACK YET THE DOC SAYS MAYBE ANOTHER 2 WEEKS FOR THAT. I FIND THAT SMELLS BOTHER ME ALOT EVEN THE SMELL OF MY OWN HOUSE AND MY LITTLE DOG I CAN'T WAIT TILL THAT GOES AWAY. WELL THATS ABOUT ALL TO REPORT FOR NOW. HI AUNT BLANCHE--WISH ME LUCK.

DAYS 12 & 13

Hi everyone,
it's me trying to keep you posted. On day 12 i did get out of the hospital but really don't think i was ready. When i got home i was so weak i could hardly walk around the house. I still have issues with eating. My stomach is so upset all the time. I always think i have to throw up i have gotten quite a habit of sticking my finger down my throat so i can throw up as bad as that may sound sometimes it works(my husband hates that) but you got to do what you got to do. i think i may have a bit of sinus or a touch of a cold because i have a lot of drainage and stuffiness. Anyhow day 13 i went to out patient clinic and i had to be taken up to 10th floor in a wheel chair. When i got there i saw the doctor and he says how i am feeling is normal for now but i should be getting better soon . My White blood count is good but my plateletts are still low but i did receive some IV fluids. My stomach issues are still there and they tell me to eat eat eat and drink drink drink)easier said then done but i have to force myself. i am still very tired and weak but getting a bit better. We will see what day 14 brings. will keep you posted.

DAY 11

WELL IT;S ME POSTING SO THAT TELLS YOU I MUST BE FEELING A LITTLE BETTER- I HAVE BEEN GETTING DAILY NEUPOGEN SHOTS TO HELP INCREASE MY BLOOD COUNTS. MY DOCTOR CAME TO SEE ME TODay as well as every day.HE SAYS I MAY BE ABLE TO GO HOME TOMORROW.BUT I WILL STILL Have to go to the clinic every day for a while. the deal now is wacthing to see if i get a temp. so far so good. i was able to keep my food down today but nausea abd dierreA WILL STILL BE an issue for WHILE. I CAN ONLY Eat in baby steps. i did get some mouth sores but nothing severe.the main thing was my esophagous burning and dirrea dirrea dirrea. so hopefully i am on the up hill trend. wish me luck. hi to aunt blanche and extended family.thanks for all the prays. and thanks FOR all the phone calls and well wishes from the family. it has helped alot. well keep you posted.
susan & fAMILY

Days 9,10

Hey Everyone,

Days Nine and Ten have not been so great for Mom. She still has the vomiting and tiredness and not feeling so great. She still has to take every pill under the sun which causes her to vomit because she can not eat right now. Her doctors have told her today that her blood count is going up and that she should be able to go home within the next few days. I think that Mom is on the back end of this process and she should start feeling better by tomorrow or Wednesday. She is being very strong and hanging in there really well. Thank you so much to all of our family being there for my mother. Stacy and Chris thanks for the visit the other day. Mom really liked her Teddy bear a lot. Once again, thanks to my grandparents for always being there and thanks to my father for being a great support and a great husband to my mother through all of this. Also, thanks for everyone posting and commenting on her site. It has been a big help for mom. Well that's it for now. We'll keep you posted.

8 Not So Great

Hey Everyone,

I'm here in the hospital with mom and dad and it is day 8 from the transplant. Mom says that she is still feeling really week and tired. She can not hardly eat right now and she has had a lot of diarrhea. Her advice to anyone who will be staying in the hospital after their transplant would be to bring lots of pajamas and underwear. She has had to get depends because of the diarrhea. She is still getting every pill under the sun and every IV fluid you can think of. The doctors say the worst days are 7-10 and she is almost done with them. She says that she can not wait to get out of the hospital because her husband (my dad) has promised to buy her a nice watch from Nieman Marcus, the place to go. Her doctor has also reported that her blood counts should come up in the next couple of days and that she should start feeling better when they do. She is doing a great job and should be out of the hospital soon. My father is also doing a great job of taking care of her while she is in here. Well that is it for now and we'll update you tomorrow. Thanks!

7 DAYS OUT

HELLO,
WELL I ENDED UP IN THE HOSPITAL. I GOT ADMITTED 2 DAYS AGO. I WAS JUST FEELING SO GRUMPY. MY DOCTOR JUST THOUGHT IT IN MY BEST INTEREST TO ADMIT ME. THEY ARE GIVING ME LOTS OS FLUID AND JUST ABOUT EVERY PILL UNDER THE SUN. THE FIRST Day IN THE HOSPITAL WAS NOT SO BAD. BUT THIS SECOND DAY HAS BEEN AW FULL. MY BLOOD COUNTS ARE DOWN TO ZERO AND I AM FEELING PRETTY WEAK. I AM RECEIVING A BLOOD TRANSFUSION AS WE SPEAK. I HATE THE LOOK OF THE BLOOD HANGING FROM THE POLE IT MAKES ME NAUSEOUS AND I HAVE ALREADY THROWN UP TODAY. MY HUSBAND ASKED DID I WANT HIM TO HANG MY ROBE OVER IT SO I DON'T HAVE TO SEE IT. ANYHOW I AM 7 DAYS OUT FROM THE SCT.SO I KNOW THINGS HAVE TO START GETTING BETTER SOON.LOOKS LIKE I WILL BE HERE STILL NEXT WED. WILL LET YOU KNOW MORE LATER. AGAIN THANKS FOR THE COMMENTS AND THANKS TO MY WONDERFUL SON WHO FILLS YOU IN WHEN I CAN.T YOU'RE AGOOD SON LOVE YOU MOM

A uneventful day

Hey everyone,

This seems to be an up and down roller coaster of a ride. Today was a bad day for Mom. She can hardly eat because she has pain in her throat. When she eats it burns her throat and she cant seem to hold anything down today. She was at the docs office and he gave her some meds that are supposed to numb her body so that she can eat. We'll she how it goes, she is thinking about being admitted to the hospital so that the docs and nurses can monitor her until the chemo starts to wear off. Well that's it for now, she is hanging in there really well. Thanks everyone for the comments.

3rd Day After STC- New Year's Day

Hey Everyone,

I am happy to report that Mom had a good day today. She was able to hold down everything that she ate so that it is a encouraging thing. She was up at the hospital today and the doctor told her that her blood count has dropped some. She received fluids and was monitored by the docs. She said she does feel tired and she took a nap after she got back from the hospital. Other than that, today was a lot better day than yesterday. Mom is at home resting at will be back up at the Docs office bright and early. Happy New Year's to everyone and their families.