They released me on Friday morning, and Kevin came to get me and bring me home. The only thing that really concerns me is that I have NO idea if my whites are still climbing. I just have to assume that they are. I am pretty much on lock-down for the weekend, avoiding public places and close contact.
Monday morning, I'll go back to work, still avoiding close contact until Tuesday's blood work gets drawn. I had accrued 28 hours of vacation time toward next year, and that will cover most of the 4 days I missed while in the hospital. I'm thankful that those were available, but a bit scared to have my safety net gone. This simply cannot happen again. No problem.
The worst part so far is that it seems that all of the side effects from early on are back. I have a nearly constant headache, I can't sleep, and I'm emotional as hell. I had a really bad headache last night, so I took what felt like enough pills to drop an elephant, and was back up at 1:30. *sigh* I had been sleeping fine for a couple of weeks (without pills) before this setback.
Basically, I think the quarantine has afforded me too much time to think. When I go to work tomorrow, I'll be busy, and that will help. My blood work is set for 3 in the afternoon on Tuesday, but I may see if I can go early so I can wait for the results. If my whites aren't back in the normal range of 4.0 - 11.0, I have to cancel my plastic surgeon's appointment and my chemo on Thursday will likely be postponed.
I would think, after over a week on antibiotics, my counts will be fine. However, I would have thought they'd climb higher than .7 after 4 days on IV antibiotics. They were .6 on Tuesday .5 on Wednesday, .43 on Thursday, and .7 on Friday. They can't tell if that was a "trend" toward upward numbers, or just a fluctuation. They let me come home, though, because there was nothing they were doing there that I cannot do at home.
I'm home. I figured the "I'm home" post would be happy and fun. Call it lack of sleep, the headache, or the whiny state I'm in, but I missed that goal by a long shot. My feelings are hurt by the slightest little thing, I'm exhausted, but need to expend energy in order to get more sleep. For the first time in my life, I'm in the middle of a weekend that seems to be going on too long. Sorry, my working friends. I know that comes as a betrayal to you all. I promise to be crabby about Monday like the rest of you.
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Sunday, August 5, 2012
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Quarantine!
That is a dramatic title, isn't it? LOL That's me. I'm all about the drama.
Kevin and I left the house shortly after five yesterday morning. I do my best in the morning, and lose steam in the afternoon, so we headed out before the sun came up. IHOP was our breakfast choice, and then we did some shopping. I'm at a point in my chemo cycle that I really shouldn't be out around the germs that come with John Q. Public, but I was careful not to touch anything, and it was so early that there were no crowds.
By nine, I was starting to get tired. I didn't even want to stay at WalMart long enough to get groceries. We had grabbed the other things we needed, and I just wanted to be home. I knew Kevin wanted to eat Chinese before the day was over, so I suggested that he take the girls for dinner and they do the grocery shopping. A plan was formed.
I took a nap while the girls cleaned the house. They've been slacking on chores lately, so the whole job was theirs. I must say that they did a pretty darn good job. I was happy with what I saw when I woke up. They left for their adventure, and I went to visit my aunt and cousin for a while. I got home before them and ate some dinner.
Later in the evening, Natalie sat down on the love seat and sneezed. I asked if she was sick. "I don't think so." was her answer, but her voice sounded very nasal. And then she sneezed again. By then it was after 8:30, so I just went to bed. This morning I sanitized the remote controls, light switch plates, and anything else that I thought she may have touched.
A little bit ago she came upstairs. Yup, she's sick. I can't chance getting sick or it will postpone my chemo that is scheduled for Wednesday. Postponing chemotherapy gives the cancer cells a chance to recover and start growing and multiplying again. I do NOT want to postpone it. Therefore, I am in my room for the day. This is a germ-free zone. I have a TV, my laptop, books and magazines, and my water bottle. I think I'm set.
Kevin and I left the house shortly after five yesterday morning. I do my best in the morning, and lose steam in the afternoon, so we headed out before the sun came up. IHOP was our breakfast choice, and then we did some shopping. I'm at a point in my chemo cycle that I really shouldn't be out around the germs that come with John Q. Public, but I was careful not to touch anything, and it was so early that there were no crowds.
By nine, I was starting to get tired. I didn't even want to stay at WalMart long enough to get groceries. We had grabbed the other things we needed, and I just wanted to be home. I knew Kevin wanted to eat Chinese before the day was over, so I suggested that he take the girls for dinner and they do the grocery shopping. A plan was formed.
I took a nap while the girls cleaned the house. They've been slacking on chores lately, so the whole job was theirs. I must say that they did a pretty darn good job. I was happy with what I saw when I woke up. They left for their adventure, and I went to visit my aunt and cousin for a while. I got home before them and ate some dinner.
Later in the evening, Natalie sat down on the love seat and sneezed. I asked if she was sick. "I don't think so." was her answer, but her voice sounded very nasal. And then she sneezed again. By then it was after 8:30, so I just went to bed. This morning I sanitized the remote controls, light switch plates, and anything else that I thought she may have touched.
A little bit ago she came upstairs. Yup, she's sick. I can't chance getting sick or it will postpone my chemo that is scheduled for Wednesday. Postponing chemotherapy gives the cancer cells a chance to recover and start growing and multiplying again. I do NOT want to postpone it. Therefore, I am in my room for the day. This is a germ-free zone. I have a TV, my laptop, books and magazines, and my water bottle. I think I'm set.
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