12/9-
Another lazy day of resting. We did have family dinner and that was fun. Other than that I pretty much just watched the idiot box.
12/10-
More blood work:
WBC-3.5
Gran: 52.4
RBC: 3.00
HGB: 8.8
PLT: 16,000
Everything went up except my platelets. So, to be on the safe side my oncologist had me get a unit of platelets transfused. This took up most of my day waiting for them to arrive and then getting the infusion. Luckily I have nothing to do, so it's no biggie. When I was done I went home, had a snack, and then took a nap.
12/11-
Again not much going on. I'm going to pick up Christopher from school and then go to my parents house. I'm sure we'll end up watching iCarly and Scooby Doo.Tomorrow Michele and I are going to pick up Christopher and he is going to sleep over for the first time in over 6 months. So, it's a big day for all of us. We are going to go with Michele's family to see a laser light Christmas show. It's at the Jupiter Hammer Heads stadium (single A baseball). They also have a bunch of other kids activities. This will also be our first time going out to an event like this. It feels really good to be starting to get life headed back to normal.
Bob
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Congratulations on your numbers coming up so quickly! A lot of times the cumulative effects of HiDAC treatment inhibit recovery from neutropenia for an extended time after the final chemo doses. It's great that you can already breathe easy about infections and complications! Yay!!!
ReplyDeletePlease be patient with yourself. It's hard to not be active, but your body needs to recover from being pummeled with one of the harshest chemo regimens out there. It will take time for the chemicals and their poisonous effects to leave your system. I wasn't able to do much more than sleep for the first 3-4 months post treatment, and I was a very active and healthy 34 year old before diagnosis. I actually went back to a yoga class a month after my final hospital release, and, although I made it through the class, I slept for 3 days to recover my energy afterwards!
Remission and recovery are going to be a new kind of challenge for both of you. Just be kind to yourselves! :)
Thanks Jenn!
ReplyDelete~Michele