So, Melissa had to leave extra-early this morning, and I got up to see her on her way at 7:00 AM. Though I was really, really tired, it wasn't until 8:30 or so that I was able to fall back asleep. I finally got up around noon or so and took a shower. My mom came by to give me a ride back to the hospital for my Neupogen shot. I have to have this shot every day between treatments to encourage my bone marrow cells to grow. I could get the shots from the pharmacy and give them to myself, but I HATE needles, and there is no way I could inject myself. (Guess you'll never have to worry about me being a druggie, huh?) So my mom and I headed back over to Kadlec where I received the shot. After that I came back home.
Overall, I felt okay through the day - a little tired and sore, and I was ridiculously hot all day. But I cranked the AC, and ate lots of ice cream, and just tried to stay cool. I watched random sporting events most of the day and evening (Mariners/Red Sox, Cubs/Dodgers, Texas A&M/Rice and UC Irvine/LSU baseball, Lakers/Celtics), and basically lounged on the couch. After chatting with Drew on the phone, and talking to Melly on IM, and playing a little poker, I headed to bed hoping I could stay cool all night.
2 comments:
Hey Dana, it's Aurora, Melissa's cousin from Ottawa.
When we heard the news about your condition, well it's safe to say the whole family pitched in with prayers and good thoughts.
After facebook-stalking my lovely cousin :P I discovered your blog and thought I'd leave a note just to let you know that we're rootin' for ya.
Get well soon!
~Aurora~
P.S. Say hi to Melly for me, okay?
Hang in there. I myself have gone through the daily injections. There are two things that got me through it: 1. a hand to hold 2. some emla cream, rubbed on the spot to make it nice and numb before any pricking started. It was a godsend. You can check it out at www.ihateneedles.co.uk.
best of luck.
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