Today was an OVERALL GREAT DAY. It was SHOWER day and like I said before....shower days are like heaven. I feel clean and I get new sheets on my bed and I even manage to get enough energy to pick up after myself. I got up relatively early...9 am...and ordered once again a FULL breakfast and between doctors managed to relax and catch a few zzzz's.
The main attending oncologist again shut my head down with the idea of not going home because he's concerned about my counts. But the seed has been planted that I'm READY to go home and I promise to be good and be hygienic like I know I can be. Everyone is rooting for me because they all know it's absolute torture being here and laying around all day getting fluids (saline) like a boss. Not exactly cool. All it makes me do is use the restroom every hour almost on the hour and it's annoying....especially if I just want to sleep.
Today after my long shower, I got my day 9 of chemo (even though i'm convinced it is only day 8) around 3 or 4 because it seemed to get a little busy around here. My friend Tara came with LUNCH and it was seriously meant to be because I had just ordered nasty chicken breast and baked potato for lunch (still on potato kick) and then Tara was like...what are you doing? Are you hungry? So we got some SUBWAY and when she got here the chemo started. It went over 2 hours and it was just a little tiny bag. meaning...it was more harsh. I got pre-medicated about 30 minutes before with benadryl through an IV (my absolute favorite thing to get because you get all warm and fuzzy inside and just have an opportunity to RELAX completely.) and some steroids so my schedule was so messed up because after the relaxation....I got HUNGRY and ate all my food.
Tara was here for a while then I got two more visitors from my college days, Kyndall and Brent!! They brought me some goodies (snacks) and some SHEETS!! They're so pretty. All three are nurses so it was sorta funny whenever my IV would go off....they were all on alert and they sat and talked nursing stuff and compared places and how lax this place is. lol.
As they were here visiting an old student of mine (2nd year student) Deontre came!! I just love when old students come because it makes me seem like I left a good impact and they care more than outside the classroom. He was doing good and we rambled over his plans for the future.
During the time, they gave me my FIRST finger prick and talk about OUCH. I've been through lots of grueling procedures since all this cancer stuff came about but I was SOOO nervous about getting a glucose test. I freaked out and may or may not have screamed when I got it. My friends laughed at me but I think all those glucose commercials on TV freaked me out even more about the pain. My blood sugar was up in the 300's so they started insulin shots again...I got one in the stomach to bring it down and it just felt weird. Not necessarily because it was a shot in the stomach (I've had PLENTY before) but just the fact that it was insulin that made me nervous. I got another one at 9 to see if it went down and this time it was around 250 or something so they once again gave me another.
After Kyndall, Brent, and Tara left Deontre stuck around and two Tafties (school where I work at) came to visit and brought me a McNellie burger and it was once again....WONDERFUL. :) They stayed a little while to talk, collect my laundry, and dropped off my "bootleg" pedicure stuff.
Then Deontre went home and I got started on my feet. I soaked them in my room, filed, cut, and did the whole pedicure thing myself. Everyone checks feet around here and since I'm diabetic for a little while....feet are important right??? That's what Forrest Gump taught me. LOL.
The ladies who came in were like...uhhh Kim, what are you doing? Then I had to explain to them it's been so long since i've got a GOOD manicure/pedicure and they instantly understood. So until I get out of here....this will have to do. My feet feel 100x's better and tomorrow I'll paint them a little.
The chemo tonight made my stomach pretty upset (which may be a combination of eating so MUCH these past two days, compared to the first 7 days) so I had to lay down curled in a ball for a while. My stomach still kinda hurts but it's almost ambien time so I'll tough it out for now. I got Nausea injection to help but it has yet to kick in. I hope this isn't any indication for my day tomorrow....it's going to be rough if it is.
Well, other than that, I'm stocked up on chemo craving snacks and I'm ready to go to sleep. Oh my weight is down 14 lbs since I got here but they said I actually gained 3 lbs back the past 2 days since my appetite has been good. No where near how skinny I was last year but most of my liver and spleen function has returned and my food isn't just sitting like it was when I first got admitted. Thank you jesus!!
Okay well, I'm about to call up this nurse, crawl under my blankets, put on a new eye mask I got today and enjoy my much needed night.
I'm so tired (probably because lack of blood) and just had an overall big day with visitors. But I'm thankful for all of them because it's days like this that get me through the worst days that are ahead. I'm so glad I can reflect on this later and smile about a good day like this.
Thanks for the prayers, good thoughts and all that jazz from all of you because without that, life would be a LOT harder. I love you all.....good night!!
xoxo
KIm
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