May 19, 2007

• The icky day

  It's day 3, and the icky day post-chemo.  I'm in bed, feeling a bit of heartburn despite the meds, and sleeping on and off.

  I did get the transfusion yesterday, and it was wonderful.  I haven't "pinked up" as much as they would like, but it will get better, I guess.  Dr. H said that I should have gotten my aranesp shot last week even though we skipped chemo, but I didn't, so that might contribute to the hemoglobin drop.

  The ultrasound showed that the clot in my leg is gone.  Which means that the swelling in my leg is unexplained.  So next week, I'll likely be having another CT scan to see if we can figure out what's causing all the swelling.

  My mom is here, which is very helpful. 

  I'm hoping Ciera doesn't read here today:  Tomorrow is her surprise Sweet 16 party. It was in the planning before I had to postpone chemo, so I'll only be able to go for a short while.  Her friend, Collin, who has cancer, is coming, and he has chemo every week.  So, I should be able to do it...  I don't know.  We'll have to see.  We're having it up at the church camp.  We'll have volleyball and cookout hot dogs and music.  It should be fun.  She'll enjoy it, I think.

  Now to get her there...

  OK, off to rest a bit more.  Must conserve energy for tomorrow.

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