Week off

This is my week off. All I can say is I am very glad Saturday is over. Day three after chemo is the worst day for me. Saturday was day three. I could not move, really. Jim spent the day walking up and down the hall away asking me do you need a drink? something to eat? and my response was the same, no real response...barely a grunt. He had to hold my hand and pull me up each time I needed to go to the bathroom. I couldn't get up on my own. He is the best, don't know what I would do without him.

Right now I have limited walking ability and just aboutzero stair climbing. However, because I spend a lot of time laying down Jim answers the phone. He put things into motion on Monday so now I have physical therapy and a VNA nurse coming to the house twice a week and a nutritionist will come next week. . The best part of that so far is the PT nurse taught me how to use a cane so now cimbing the stairs is getting easier......I can actually do it now.

I have a CT scan scheduled for Wednesday, Feb 23. I will call for results on Thursday and hopefully get good news.

Jenn and Todd have brought Rachael to the house twice for me. She is beautiful and I am not saying that just because she is my granddaughter!!

The chemo I am getting now is not so nice to me. I have spent a lot of time laying in bed or on the couch. I've been told I am the only person who has actually made it through a complete 3 week on, one week off cycle of this medicine. They said most people go two weeks on and one week off. In the mix I've also had a CT Scan and MRI with contrast and I think that affects my energy level as well.

Due to the weather bowling has been canceled for three weeks in a row. Unfortunately for me, I am in no condition to bowl today. I am hoping one more week and my legs will be better. I've been weaning myself off the steroid they gave me, can't just stop taking it and the process to get off is three weeks. Saturday is the end of the three weeks.

I went for labs today and we had problems. They couldn't draw blood. This is a ten minute process and it took an hour. It's happened before.

On a much happier note, Jenn had her baby Monday morning at 8:41 am. She weighed 8 lbs 13 oz and is 20" long.

They came home today.