Patty's epic adventure

  8/23/22 It’s Wednesday. I was reminded today that I have not posted since last Wednesday. i’m doing better each day and I’m going to try and drive tomorrow. It’s been a couple of months since I’ve driven my car. David is out of town this week, but he paid a visit to the grocery store and filled up the refrigerator and pantry before he left. He takes good care of me, whether he’ll admit it, or not.  I’m taking it pretty slow. If I work on a project one day, I’m pretty much useless the next.  I don’t think the medication is fully out of my system yet, so I’m not starting a new one.  My hair is still falling out.  Weather permitting, David and I are going camping in Oklahoma next week. Sunday to Friday. It’s been many months since we’ve had the RV out, and I am so ready. We’re going to Beavers Bend State Park and it’s only 169 miles from our house. It’s not so far away that if I get sick, we can’t haul ass home again. I got us a spot right on the river, so even i...

  8/17/22 It’s Wednesday now and I forgot some stuff I wanted to put in my blog yesterday. I had labs last Wednesday and my red count went down a little, but my white count went up a little. It’s still way too low, though. I thought it would work its way up a bit more than it did, so I was a bit disappointed.  I can’t remember if I mentioned my hair in my blogs lately or not. My oncologist said my hair would be curly for one year. It’s coming in straight now. However, I have more falling out, than coming in. That’s another side effect of my medicine, apparently. I’m not sure what to do with my hair these days. The ends are curly, but the top of my head is getting pretty thin. Pretty soon David and I will be twins. I don’t want to start wearing a baseball cap every day again. It’s in my eyes, and it’s hot on my neck, but if I cut it, all my curls will be gone. I’m just not sure how to style it these days. My body still is not back to normal and it’s been a week since I stopped ...

  8/16/22 It’s Tuesday. The last seven days haven’t been too good for me. Rather a crappy week last week. I saw the oncologist on Wednesday, and she took me off my medicine. Told me to wait till I felt better and then start a new one. Actually, it’s not a new one, per se. It’s the old one that gave me the blood clots. But now, I’m on blood thinners so she thinks it will be OK to start it again. i’m not really looking forward to it. My head feels like Jack, in the Jack-in-the-Box commercials. It’s huge. I’m like a giant bobble head. I get dizzy. There’s a bunch other stuff going on, too. I’m not going into detail. Today is my best day, so I’m hopeful the worst is over now. David is home again and taking good care of me. The hospital called me yesterday and scheduled me for a lung scan the middle of September. A week after that, I see the oncologist. The pulmonologist requested the scan. He’s checking for blood clots, among other things. He said the clots I have in my lungs now shoul...

  8/10/22 It's Wednesday.  Yesterday was pretty puny.  If it was a Groundhog Day day from the movie, I would've gone crazy.  Today is a bit better and I go see my oncologist this afternoon, so that's good. So, I wanted to go to bed early last night because I was awake until 4:00 a.m. Monday night.  It was horrid.  I had trouble getting to sleep again last night, so decided to get up and take a nice, relaxing bath.  I put in a purple bath bomb, you know, the relaxing kind.  No bubbles, just the bomb.  Mostly because I didn't want all those little seedy/spicy thingies to get pulled into my jets.  I'd lay down until I got too hot, and then sit up for awhile.  Now, I'm sitting there, letting my mind wander, watching these tiny seedy/spicy thingies float around in the water and it appears two of them are mating on the far side of my tub.  I thought for a moment it could've been two bugs, instead, but figured it was just the motion o...

  8/8/22 It’s Monday. Since I can get around a little bit better, a few days ago I decided to replace the decorative planter on the front porch. Big mistake. Wasp nest in old planter. Didn’t know it. Stuck my hand down in it and they began protecting their home. Large home. Wasp mega mansion, actually. I’m allergic to bees, and wasps are worse. My hand took a hit and I took off. Headed straight for the Benadryl. Popped 2 and sat down to wait it out. Hand swole up immediately, then I began to sweat.  No, sweating is a horrible understatement. I was raining sweat. Got lightheaded, but didn’t faint. (Thankfully). After 20 minutes, the Benadryl kicked in and my head was not nearly as lightheaded. I knew I would be fine.  So much for trying to be productive….. I’m kinda slow today. Labored breathing whenever I am active, so I’m trying to just be a slug today. Tomorrow will be a good day. I probably just did too much yesterday.  When I was working, a few years back, my bos...

  8/7/22 Today is Sunday. David and the kids left this morning and I have been left to my own devices all day. I’ve done just fine. There is plenty of food in the house and I don’t have many chores to do. My right foot is swelling, so I’m not walking on it this evening. I’m on my scooter or in my wheelchair and will stay that way until I go to bed tonight.  Everyone will be back Friday evening. I haven’t done much physical activity today, but every time I do, my heart races. Emptying the dishwasher will get it up to 120 beats per minute. Normally, I’m in the low 50’s, so that’s a big jump. I break out into a sweat and just sit down for a little while. I don’t know if the problem really is my heart, or it’s just this dang medicine I’m on. I misspoke the last time I posted. I said I had an oncologist appointment on Tuesday. I do not. It’s Wednesday afternoon at 4 PM. I will have labs first, then see the doctor. I will let you know the results. I think I now know the definition o...

  8/4/22 Today is Thursday. It’s Jessica‘s birthday today.  I went to the podiatrist this morning and my intention was to roll in, and walk out. I did. However, I have restrictions. I can walk up to one hour a day, and that’s only for short little journeys. I still have to use my wheelchair or my scooter. I can gradually extend the time that I can walk. I haven’t used any of those muscles for six weeks and it feels weird to take a step. I get off balance very easily. i’m content with these restrictions for now. It’s wonderful to take a real step. I cannot go to the grocery store, or Walmart, etc. But we still have curbside delivery for groceries, so I’ll be just fine. David is going out of town next week, so I will be alone. I am so very, very glad that I can take a step. This means I can get in the refrigerator, get into the pantry, cook a little bit, and carry food to the table! People, I can get the mail and fill the water fountain! No vacuuming, mopping, etc., though. But,...