I Thought Life Went On: Day 519: Two Steps Forward...

well today i'm blogging so that is definitely a good sign. this morning I had people concerned because i didn't want to move, sit, walk, do nothing except lay. i was coughing more than usual so now they think fluid got back into my lungs and they think its bronchitis. doctors these days.

on top of all this since my bone marrow biopsy was a fail yesterday, i had another one scheduled today but this time it was down stairs in radiology with the actual professionals. real drugs and all. thats great and all except it was scheduled around 2 and they wouldn't let me eat or drink alllll day since midnight. it was awful. i was so hungry. and before they teased me by taking me down to the xray area to get my chest xray. i felt so weak it was crazy. it was hard standing against a board and when i had to turn to the side i had to hold onto a pole. it was so sad. as soon as i was finished i plopped down in my wheel chair and recovered breathing like i just ran a lap around the track. once i was being wheeled back i realized i just like being wheeled places just to get out of the room. i love my room and all but sometimes you just want out. as soon as i got back i needed help to my bed and i plooped down once again not caring about anything. i also starting coughing because my lunges were working and i'm still having some issues with that. awesome right?

so after laying in hunger and somewhat falling asleep transportation was back and ready to take me away. this time i thought...yesss! because i got to be taken by a bed with new sheets and a new pillow. it was just nice. so i crawled in underneath the fresh crispy sheets and enjoyed someone wheeling me around with a little breeze and occasionally the view out the window.

once we got to radiology, i was curtained off in a room and three nice nurses came in and started prepping me by giving me THREE bags of platelets to prepare for all the poking they were about to do. so as that finished, they wheeled me into the room and had me roll over into the next bed on my stomach and i was freeeezing. once they figured that out they gave me a heated blanket and it was heavenly. then they gave me stuff to calm me down and of course the lidocane...ugh. but as soon as i was numb i was fine. they seemed liked they got it but i was slowly dozing off.

next thing i knew i had to roll back over to my other bed and then they took me to recovery and was there for an hour and i slept. when i got back to my bed my nurse asked how i was feeling and i told her i wanted to go for a walk. so she offered to take me and it was nice. this time i wasn't winded and i walked further than i had. meaning my lungs must be getting stronger. thank goodness.

then i laid down, took a long nap, saw deb as she came through but then i was out. emily came too but i was asleep. then later i woke up and my mom encouraged me to walk again so i said, why not. i gotta get this swelling out of my feet and these lungs back to normal. well i'm tired and my sister and mom are here staying the night witth me so i'm gonna get off here.

i'm feeling better. keep the prayers coming...they're helping.

xxoxo