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Well, I started the month off with a bang. I've been kind of going down hill for the past several weeks. Just not bouncing back after my chemo like I had been. I've been running fever of up to 102.5 since the end of January. I ended up in ER and sent home with antibiotics. I had a couple of good days, got my chemo and then back down hill again. I've been bed bound for 5 days now and getting worse. Fever, malaise, weakness, depression, no appetite, nausea, barely urinating, extreme thirst, dehydration, skin terribly dry, edema, etc...We'll back to ER. Hematicrit is 23, no wonder I'm weak, fever of 102, WBC's 1.1 so I'm hospitalized and put in neutrapenic precautions. Dr. Martin orders a chest x-ray, blood cultures, CT scan of the brain, chest and abdomen, CBC, metabolic panel...everything negative for the source of the fever. I get 4 units of blood and my WBC's return to an acceptable range. I'm feeling much stronger. Appetite is still poor and I still keep running fever. I've been here for 5 days now. I'm ready to go home. If I can be afebrile for 48 hours I can go home. I keep running a low grade of 99-100. My last 101 was Friday. It's Sunday now.
I had to miss my chemo last Thursday because of my illness. I was glad in a way because I feel so bad, but disappointed too because it prolongs my treatment. I only have 3 more to go. My CT came back NED and no brain tumor showed up on the PET, which was something I was afraid of. So, I'm in celebration of that! Guess I can drag the chemo on three more weeks. I wanted to be totally done and in the beginning of my recovery mode when my new little sweet pea grand daughter is due. That’s March 5th. So, if all goes well...I'll make it. My last treatment will be Feb. 28. YEAH! (Fingers crossed).
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