Health News!!

Things are progressing rapidly with my stem cell situation my husband blogged about this yesterday.  Per my employer they only use Mayo Clinic and there are 3 locations.  They pay 100% lodging, airfare, and 100% for the hospital stay, and give you a stipend for food.  They also will pay for a caregiver; the caregiver does not have to be there for the 3 weeks hospital stay.  I have asked a friend to come but she is very afraid to flying. It may end up at the last 2 week to have my employer hire a caregiver; which, I talked to them and they have had to do this before.  So, I will be in Jacksonville, Florida in approximately 8 days for 2 months and if everything go well I will be home in Mid-June.  (Just in time for our anniversary.) I am going to try and take my computer.  So with all this happen post will be erratic.  Hopefully, I can schedule some blogs that I already started to write for instance Earth Day and summer days. 

So, if you feel inclined to come visit me, the more the merrier.  Yes, I am going to bring my crocheting; since, my physician’s assistants give me a whole bag.  Yeah!!! I will be so bored with no family/friends.  Beside I have to keep myself busy.  Maybe during the first 2 week I can get my tan on.  LOL Or least visit the ocean which this Bostonian woman misses the tall ships and light houses.  The visitor web site states about a light house near there.  The mayo contact says he can help with getting transportation so you do not get cooped up feeling.  Do not know if Jacksonville has a bus system like we have here in part of Dallas/Plano.  They do have a Wal-Mart, Target and Publix to go shopping, etc. that nto going to happen with no money! LOL

 

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Round 1 Chemo treatment!

Well, I am back from my first round of the new Chemo treatment.  Stayed in the hospital for 5 days. This will happen every 21 days; because of the "RICE".   One drug runs 24 hours and one drug on the 2nd day goes every 6 hours which takes 1 hour to going the veins.  Even though I have a port since 3 drugs go in at one point; they have to put a pic line for the other 2 drugs.

You can see pictures on my husband blog.

As I stated before he is the writer not me.  Crafted and teaching.

They nurses did love the Chemo hats I was making in the hospital.  They want me to make some for them; however, I am running out of yarn.  I only have Christmas colors and that will not work.  I made 10 hats which I will post in the near future. Still have to take things slow.

I did have some same reactions to this Chemo as before like vision, nausea, and itching.  Thank goodness no vomiting; so far.  They say I will lose my hair again; but, that took 3 treatments before.  As you have seen on  Kevin's previous blog post on my first chemo treatment, I really do not look bad without hair. Now, I just look like a mind science or if I stuck my finger into a light switch.  As this point, no need to cut it.

Getting tired; so, this is it for me right now.  Hopefully, will post more after a while.  Unfortunately, with chemo brain spelling is difficult.

Well for now!

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