Sandi and Blood Work Today

I'm finally home after dropping off Sandi a while ago and then going back out to get her meds. She was out of the antibiotic they have her on as well as the nausea pills and two other drugs she needed. Nausea remains the biggest compliant she has and it seems to have gotten worse the last couple of days. As has the pain she gets after chemo. This is about ten days out and this is the point when she starts feeling like her bones are breaking.  Sandi isn't one to complain, but, when her whole body hurts like it has the last two days now it does a number on her. She says it is like having bad flu times ten.

The blood work does not reflect how she feels today and that is a good thing. Everything in the various things they look at looked okay. The only concern is the fact that she is very anemic again. There was some discussion about doing a blood transfusion today with the decision made to hold off to Tuesday when she has blood work and a doctor visit. If it does not get any better or, gets worse, she will absolutely have to have a blood transfusion Tuesday. Neither one of us is thrilled with that idea considering how things worked out with that the last time they did it.

Not to mention the fact it is an all day affair. Something I definitely did not need today. Truth be told, I am not doing well. With all the daily necessary driving and everything else I have done the past two weeks I have really over done things. My entire left leg is swollen and painful like it gets when I have been up on it too much. Then there is the fact I have had several hard falls the past couple of days in public and at home.  Last night, while making dinner, I had several instances of blasts of severe pain on my left side that caused me to stumble in the kitchen and caused my left hand to go weak with no muscle strength. I couldn't keep my hand closed as it would spontaneously open whether I was hold ing anything or not. In addition to dropping silverware and plastic glasses, I dropped plates and managed to break two of them in separate incidents.

So, with the doctor deal and meds done, the thing to do is go lie down and rest. Hopefully by tonight I can sit up for a bit and play catchup on the e-mail. If not, it will be tomorrow-- I hope.