Day 557: Waiting

Whhhhooooaaaaa........it's been 15 days since I updated you all on my health progress. Many of you probably think I'm dead or something....okay, not funny. Lol. Anyways, not much has happened (good right?). The last time I updated it was the nigh before my birthday and I was in the hospital. Well they didn't start chemo until midnight on my bday. I didnt really tell anyone it was my birthday they just kinda noticed it in my file or on my hospital band. Then it spread like wildfire from there. The whole floor got me a cake and sang happy birthday to me (embarrassing) then my brother came down from Germany and they brought me a cake. I just realized I didn't have any cake at all.....hmm.then the next day, my real doctors nurses called me from the cancer center and sang me happy birthday as well.

After 5 long days in the hospital I was fine and didn't run any fevers (I think bc this dose was a whole lot less strong than the first dose.....  Or so my doctor says) or get sick in anyway so I went home. Then on day 9 of chemo I came back to the cancer center and got another small dose of chemo. Which really wasn't that bad. My sister brought me to the cancer center and we slept the whole time. It was lovely.

So that was Monday and then come to find out, I was like deathly low on platelets.....a 5!! holy cow! That was lower than when I first came in 2011! But the weird thing was that I didn't have any signs of it. Like bruising or anything .....it was crazy. I guess my body functions on low stuff  anyways. Lol. Then of course, my hemoglobin was low (7.1....even though i never felt Like it) so I came in on Tuesday and got 2 bags of platelets and one bag of blood....so Tuesday I thought I was done....noooooo. Wednesday I woke up and was tired. Not like sleepy tired but just walking around tired. Like I had to sit everywhere I went. It was bananas. And I kept thinking.....man I just got. Loos yesterday and I was good enough to go walking with Emily and Liz yesterday.....and I went in to get more labs taken and what do you know, my hemoglobin was low AGAIN. A 7.4 this time. So now today is Thursday and here I am getting more blood.....awesome right? Yes! Lol. 

Okay I'm going to watch some tv and get off here. I love you all. :)

Sorry for the lonnnnggg wait. 

Xoxo

Kim

Day 546: My Birthday Is Tomorrow!!

Well, what can I say? Life has been great! I painted furniture (alot of furniture), went shopping, ate out wherever you can think of, all while still having cbc's done three times a week, and now....I'm back in the hospital room. :( :( I knew this day was coming but I guess I didn't expect it to come so quick. I had a bone marrow biopsy this morning at 11 and it was fabulous! My doctor was awesome because she said okay you'll feel a stick and a burn, and.....nothing. Then she said, "okay we're at the bone now" and I was still waiting for the stick. Crazy right?!

So anyways, she had mentioned something about going "in" and both my mom and I were caught up with her words. Then I asked about the transplant and whatever else we had our minds on and she said, "oh, I didn't know you didn't know about what was going on." so I forgave her and I said it was okay. Then she leaves and sends in her nurse who i had no idea who it was to apologize and it just made me uncomfortable and I started crying?? It was weird anyway. So then we go home and my mom washes the blankets and stuff and gets ready to go. I moved around a little and did as much as I could getting my clothes and shower stuff together. Having a bone marrow biopsy hurts....so anyways, tomorrow is my birthday, October 4th, and I have my brother flying in from Germany at 2pm tomorrow and I'm excited! I wish he came a little later but oh well. So it should be good. I'm just ready to get out and go out to eat with my family....except my dad who is still working away in south Dakota.

Well, I'm sleepy so I'm gonn turn on the tv and go to sleep! :)

Have a good (fun) night tonight......

Xoxo

Kim