Becky slept off and on most of the day today. She hasn't had any pain medicine since 5 am this morning. Hope, Jessica, Marty, Rachel and Amy all came together to see her today. She slept quite a bit while they were here but they understood and she was glad to see them and them to see her. The doctor's changed her medicine that was given over 20 hours by IV to oral twice a day so she is free from the IV for most of the day. She really enjoys her freedom. She still gets the Neupogen shots daily but the nurse that gave it today put it in slowly and it didn't burn as badly as before. I think she'll suggest that to all the nurses in the future.
She hasn't had much of an appetite today either but did eat some dry cheerios for breakfast, a bowl of Broccoli cheddar soup for lunch, and a tomato from Arkansas, orange sections, some crackers, and a banana milkshake for supper. It's better than nothing.
They finally got blood from the port this afternoon after a lot of work. The nurse just came with the lab counts and her WBC went up to 2.0 from 0.7 yesterday. The ANC has not been calculated yet but it's usually about 80-90% of the white count so that will be up too. The hematocrit, hemoglobin, and platelets all went down from yesterday and she's getting close to needing some replacement but that's not unexpected either.
She was able to do 2 laps today but is just really tired and with the counts like they are it's no wonder. I haven't pushed as much today since she has felt so bad but they all keep saying that walking and exercise will help with the healing process. Tomorrow's another day!!!
She is watching the Cardinals on TV now and so far is not in much pain. She told the nurse if it got much worse she'd ask for something. She rated the pain a 3 right now and if it gets to a 5 she'll get something. She has a pretty high pain threshhold.
Thanks for all your thoughts and prayers.
Becky and Barb
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It was so good to be there today. Wish I could be there all the time!! Mom, keep fighting. I've never met a stronger woman than you, so if anyone can do this...it's YOU! I love you both and can't wait to see you again this weekend!
ReplyDeleteHi Ladies,
ReplyDeleteI hope that Tuesday is a much better day for you than Monday. Sounds like that is just a bad part of this tremendous process, but it doesn't make it any easier to get through it. I know that Becky will prevail as she is a trooper! I hope that you have a great day and remember to always look up no matter what! Know that I love you both.
B.J.