Wednesday, July 3 - Since I had 2 1/2 weeks off from chemo, my taste came back, my energy level was up and I was excited to get to Joplin. My sciatica and hip pain was acting up, so I called the chemo nurses and was told to do a prednisone taper. It worked. Didn't think Thursday would ever get here. Dane & I spent the afternoon with Brayden while Ann went to K.C. for her party with the girlfriends.
I think the wedding was a great success. Ann & her sisters Addi, Emme and Heidi as well as her mom, Denise, did an awesome job with the decorations, food - everything. Well done girls! The reception was a blast. The DJ - Complete kept the crowd engaged, played games and didn't take one break. There were a lot of dancing fools out there, myself included.
Now for my report - I went to physical therapy on Tuesday and had an excellent report. My range of motion is almost back to normal. I still have some swelling, but it is down much more than when I was last there, so more good news. I will go back again next week to make sure it stays down and then hopefully be released unless I have any signs of the Lymphedema.
Today I met with Dr. Coplin, Oncologist, and she said to continue on our course of weekly Taxol. If my WBC (white blood cells) is down again they will give me an injection of Neupogen to stimulate the growth of WBC. I will meet with her again before week 6 of chemo.
So now I'm off to the chemotherapy room where they accessed the port and took the blood sample. More good news. My WBC was 6.8 with the range being 4.0 - 9.8. My red blood cells value was also up (they tell me that red wine I drank at the wedding didn't really affect those, HA). My platelets were 279 with normal range of 140 - 350. And that name that eluded me in my last post about the WBC to fight off infection that needed to be at least 1000 and mine was 700 is called ANC (Absolute Neutrophil Count). More good news - mine was 5000. Yay for me! This means I was able to complete Chemo #2 and will not have to get an injection. We will take that week by week.
So Charli (my nurse) premedicated me with:
Decadron - Steriod
Pepcid - Inflammation Component
Emend - Nausea
Benadryl - Allergic reaction preventative for Taxol
Taxol
All went well, I took about an hour nap after the Benadryl, was de-accessed and sent on my way.
Keep your best wishes, close to your heart and watch what happens”
― Tony DeLiso, Legacy: The Power Within
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