2/11/22

It's Friday.  I drove to the oncologist today and I think I did pretty well.  David offered to drive a hundred times, but I said I could do it.  Couldn't have done it yesterday.....  As soon as I got home, I headed for the couch, tho.  Pretty tired.  Slept off and on several hours.  The doorbell woke me, but it was a pleasant surprise.  I got a bouquet of flowers for my birthday!  That made my day.  It isn't until Sunday, but they were sent so that I could enjoy them all weekend.  And I will!  I got a few phone calls, but went right back to sleep.  Didn't faze me much.

When I woke up, I painted a little bit because we're re-doing my office, but I wore out quickly.  Just cannot stand very long any more.  I'm working on a referral to a neurosurgeon.  I'm giving up on my spine doctor.  They still haven't made an appointment for me to discuss my last hospital test, the discogram, that I had 10 days ago.  I've called and called.  I'm totally fed up.

My oncologist gave her blessing for me to have any procedures I need to fix my back.  She knows how bad it is and how long I can stand these days.  The new guy has an opening this coming week, if I can just get the stupid spine doctor to send the referral!  

My labs were better today, but my report still has more red numbers than black ones.  That's not so great.  My white count went up .3%, so at least it's on the right track.  It's now at 1.9.  Still worse than I ever was, even last winter when I was on the Red Devil chemo.  My body is tired, but I can rest all I need.  

I hired a housekeeper this week.  David finally gave in and agreed we could use the help.  She'll come every 2 weeks.  I just can't keep this house up like I used to and David is getting tired of trying.  So, my house is all pretty, and visitors are now welcome!  Ha!  Well, they were always welcome, actually.....

My oncologist put me back on one cancer drug.  We'll try one at time and see how my body reacts now.  It's not the high-dollar one, so I can still keep that one in the safe.....

She wants me to go see my cardiologist next week, so that's set up for Tuesday.  I think that's a waste of time, but who am I to argue?

My chest pains are totally gone now, as well as most of my other troubling symptoms, so I'm kinda worried about going back on this drug.  We'll see.  One day at a time.  I can do this.

In fact, I'm good at a lot of things.  I'm just not so good at remembering what I'm good at.  Even while I'm doing it.  Or, after I'm done doing it.  Rats.  Did I even do it?  Of course, I did.  I can do it.  There.  I'm done.


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  1. AudreyFebruary 14, 2022 at 1:53 PM

    Happy Belated Birthday!! Hope you enjoyed some CAKE! :-)

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