6/23/21

It's Wednesday.  Chemo Day.  This was number 19 of 20!!  It took a long time today.  I was gone 4-1/2 hours for this one.  Too long.  Gads.  It was hard to draw blood out of my port this morning and I had to do the Hokey-Pokey, but this time with a twist.  I turned my head to the left, coughed, then had to hum a song.  I kept humming until she got the blood she needed.  Out of the blue, I picked the theme song from Gilligan's Island.  Bad choice.  It got stuck in my head.  For. A. Long. Time.  That's the first time they asked me to hum.  Easier than keep coughing, that's for sure.  See how much you can learn on this blog?  The educational value is exceptional, isn't it?  And it's free.  FREE is one of my favorite 4-letter words that begins with F.

I fell asleep on the couch when I got home, but felt better when I woke up.  David took me to dinner in Tyler tonight.  Bar-b-q.  I had ribs.  Gave some to David, tho, cause I couldn't finish.  However, it was yummy.  I think we've only gone out to eat a couple of times on chemo day.  Usually, I'm wiped.  If not chemo day, then the day after.  I know it, and will be prepared to be a slug the entire day tomorrow.  I have a doctor appointment on Friday morning and we're meeting with our attorney on Friday afternoon.  He said if I wasn't feeling well enough to come to town, that he'd come to the house on his way home.  I thought that was exceptional.  He's getting our legal documents in order, so it's important to me to get this done.  I need my ducks in a row for peace of mind.

Blood work was obviously good enough for my treatment this morning, but it sure took a dive from last week.  Both red and white counts are in the toilet again and I'm more than a bit worried that next week I'll be turned away.  Please, please, let them be good enough for just one more friggin' treatment!!  I'm still on only 75% strength, which I don't like too much, but it is what it is.  I just can't tolerate full dosage any more.  I hope I had enough to kill everything during this whole ordeal and this is the last time anyone mentions chemotherapy to me again.  Ever.

I felt well enough to drive myself to treatment today, but coming home was a bit challenging.  We'll see what next week brings.  As I put my car in reverse to back out of the garage this morning, I thought to myself........ "this takes me back"......  Get it?  Takes me back?  Ha!

These days my mind is a lot like my internet browser, 15 tabs open, 3 of them are frozen, and I have no idea where the music is coming from.

Sigh.


Comments

  1. AudreyJune 25, 2021 at 11:02 AM

    Those were some good ones - ha!! Glad you felt good enough to get out for some BBQ! I've got a couple of jokes I just told the kids and I couldn't stop laughing and all they did was roll their eyes....
    Me: I feel bad for the calendar....
    Kids...um - why?
    Me: Because it's day are numbered (HAHAHAHAHA)

    Me: How much does a chimney cost?
    Kids: (eye roll)
    Me: Nothing....it's on the house (HAHAHAHHAHA)

    Me: I don't know what's happened...I only know 25 letter of the alphabet
    Kids: Mom these jokes are lame. Like worse than dad jokes.
    Me: I don't know "Y" (BWAHAHAAHAH)

    Also Me: still laughing.....

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  2. JKlempaJune 25, 2021 at 12:44 PM

    Love you anyways!

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