Found out, that my lab values are where they need to be in order for me to receive chemotherapy. Therefore, tomorrow is the day! Glad to be sitting down to fight my disease. (The infusion center gives us nice recliner's to keep patients comfortable during infusion)
Hope this answers any questions you might have.
Tiff
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Friday, December 26, 2008
12/26/08
Every week, before I'm infused with chemotherapy, I have blood draw to see what my counts are. The lowest lab value I can have, and still receive chemo is 1000. Today, my lab values were 900; to low to receive chemotherapy.
If you reflect back to the last time I was to get a third round of Navalebine, my values were to low, I ran a fever, and ended up back in the hospital. I feel okay today, and don't have any interest in being admitted anymore in 2008! Waiting to talk with my regular Oncologist on Monday, is the best thing for me.
Once I know the plan, I'll let you guys know what's up.
Off to take a nap!
If you reflect back to the last time I was to get a third round of Navalebine, my values were to low, I ran a fever, and ended up back in the hospital. I feel okay today, and don't have any interest in being admitted anymore in 2008! Waiting to talk with my regular Oncologist on Monday, is the best thing for me.
Once I know the plan, I'll let you guys know what's up.
Off to take a nap!
Thursday, December 25, 2008
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas family & friends!
What a special day this has been. To wake up is a blessing, but to have my husband, dog, and son all right here under the same roof, is a special blessing for me. Having my mom here, would have been the cherry on top of the sundae. (unfortunately, she had to go back to Wisconsin a little over a week ago)
The gifts were beautifully decorated; I love the colorful wrapping paper & ribbon. The lights on the Christmas tree are pretty fantastic too! This year, the three of us, drove around & looked at the various house's decorated in lights; there is one house that coordinates lights to music, and I can't explain how neat that is to watch! Very cool! Anyway, I always enjoy the beauty of Christmas decorating.
I'm thankful to be alive. Tomorrow is another dose of Navalebine, and I'm thankful that I've got the oppurtunity to fight cancer again. A month ago, each hour was uncertain. (to say the least) I promise to fight cancer like I fought to live last month. I'm not as healthy or strong as I was before my admission back in November, but I'm eager to put up the fight, determined to win!
Happy holidays friends and family. I hope you are happy, healthy and thankful, especially today.
What a special day this has been. To wake up is a blessing, but to have my husband, dog, and son all right here under the same roof, is a special blessing for me. Having my mom here, would have been the cherry on top of the sundae. (unfortunately, she had to go back to Wisconsin a little over a week ago)
The gifts were beautifully decorated; I love the colorful wrapping paper & ribbon. The lights on the Christmas tree are pretty fantastic too! This year, the three of us, drove around & looked at the various house's decorated in lights; there is one house that coordinates lights to music, and I can't explain how neat that is to watch! Very cool! Anyway, I always enjoy the beauty of Christmas decorating.
I'm thankful to be alive. Tomorrow is another dose of Navalebine, and I'm thankful that I've got the oppurtunity to fight cancer again. A month ago, each hour was uncertain. (to say the least) I promise to fight cancer like I fought to live last month. I'm not as healthy or strong as I was before my admission back in November, but I'm eager to put up the fight, determined to win!
Happy holidays friends and family. I hope you are happy, healthy and thankful, especially today.
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Tired
Hi folks-
Tired is what this newest chemotherapy drug makes me. I slept through the infusion, during the car ride home, hours & hours once Steve put me back to bed, and slept most of Friday away. I sleep 14hours a day, easily. Most of you know that, I really hate sleeping my life away (I'd rather be up and about doing & living), but I'm just going to assume that my body is still healing and I need the rest; therefore still living!
I'm not doing much away from the house. I went on two outings this past week (not including the hospital), one being the movies. What fun that was to go out on a date! I felt a little self conscience about wearing oxygen out in public, but that feeling didn't last long. It sure did feel good to do something "normal".
My next chemo will be Friday, because of Christmas. This way, I get to stay awake for the holiday,which is turning out to be extra special, because Cas (the son) was able to come back and spend the holidays with us. Yipppeee!
I hope your Christmas is as blessed as our's is. Take care....
Tired is what this newest chemotherapy drug makes me. I slept through the infusion, during the car ride home, hours & hours once Steve put me back to bed, and slept most of Friday away. I sleep 14hours a day, easily. Most of you know that, I really hate sleeping my life away (I'd rather be up and about doing & living), but I'm just going to assume that my body is still healing and I need the rest; therefore still living!
I'm not doing much away from the house. I went on two outings this past week (not including the hospital), one being the movies. What fun that was to go out on a date! I felt a little self conscience about wearing oxygen out in public, but that feeling didn't last long. It sure did feel good to do something "normal".
My next chemo will be Friday, because of Christmas. This way, I get to stay awake for the holiday,which is turning out to be extra special, because Cas (the son) was able to come back and spend the holidays with us. Yipppeee!
I hope your Christmas is as blessed as our's is. Take care....
Friday, December 12, 2008
3rd dose of Navalebine
12/11/08 appointments went without issues, and the days events couldn't have been anymore well planned. I had an encouraging appointment with my Oncologist; who is currently doing a good job at making me feel comfortable with him. (since he is new to my case) Then the wait to go to Interventional Radiology, where I got my new mediport placed, wasn't to harsh. At first there was a paperwork mishap, but it was quickly resolved, and I was soon off to be admitted. Since I had been admitted to day surgery a couple of times there before, some of the nurse's remembered me; it is always nice to be remembered!
The staff at Interventional Radiology are great! They remembered me from a few other visits too, calling me by name when I rolled thru the door. The nurse's made me feel comfortable, and I think, even eased some of Steve's worry too. I felt confident in the doctor who took the time to explain a mediport, how it was placed, and fielded any question that was presented to him. (my mother was there, and after the three weeks I've had recently, she was full of questions) I am happy with my new mediport, and am happy with the care I received in I.R.
While I was quickly recovering, I had a nice chat with mom, a good snack, and a couple of nice visitors. One even brought me chocolate, all the way from Germany. He was a very thoughtful visitor! 8-) I was soon ready to head over to the Infusion Unit, where I was scheduled to get chemo.
After another, very small, paperwork issue that was quickly resolved, I waited only a short time for my chemotherapy, Navalebine, to come from the Pharmacy. I knew a gal who was there getting treatment, so I sat and chatted with her until my drug was ready. Our time seemed to go by too quick, since we had a lot to share. She too, has the weight of the world on her shoulders, and so I was glad to sit, and listen to her for a few minutes. Navalebine, is IV push that only takes a quick 30minutes, so we were in and out of there in no time flat. (at least that is how it felt!)
I'm not gonna lie to you; I don't remember much about the trip home! I do remember it raining, no pouring. I remember all stop, traffic, and I remember Steve telling me to go back to sleep,often. Other than those few things, I magically appeared home. Mom came in another vehicle, and made it back to the house safe too. After a quick shower, I was put to bed, and woke up sometime today, only to be up long enough to eat and attempt to watch General Hospital! I've been making up for lost sleep these last couple of days, so why should post-chemo be any different!
Hope this fills ya'll in some. Have you checked out Steve's blog recently. Over the last several months, you girls have asked why he hadn't blogged. Well, he did, so go check it out. It is kind of lengthy, so read it when you've got a few minutes. Otherwise, write me sometime, and let me know how you are doing. Hope each of you are healthy and happy! Take care-Tiffany
The staff at Interventional Radiology are great! They remembered me from a few other visits too, calling me by name when I rolled thru the door. The nurse's made me feel comfortable, and I think, even eased some of Steve's worry too. I felt confident in the doctor who took the time to explain a mediport, how it was placed, and fielded any question that was presented to him. (my mother was there, and after the three weeks I've had recently, she was full of questions) I am happy with my new mediport, and am happy with the care I received in I.R.
While I was quickly recovering, I had a nice chat with mom, a good snack, and a couple of nice visitors. One even brought me chocolate, all the way from Germany. He was a very thoughtful visitor! 8-) I was soon ready to head over to the Infusion Unit, where I was scheduled to get chemo.
After another, very small, paperwork issue that was quickly resolved, I waited only a short time for my chemotherapy, Navalebine, to come from the Pharmacy. I knew a gal who was there getting treatment, so I sat and chatted with her until my drug was ready. Our time seemed to go by too quick, since we had a lot to share. She too, has the weight of the world on her shoulders, and so I was glad to sit, and listen to her for a few minutes. Navalebine, is IV push that only takes a quick 30minutes, so we were in and out of there in no time flat. (at least that is how it felt!)
I'm not gonna lie to you; I don't remember much about the trip home! I do remember it raining, no pouring. I remember all stop, traffic, and I remember Steve telling me to go back to sleep,often. Other than those few things, I magically appeared home. Mom came in another vehicle, and made it back to the house safe too. After a quick shower, I was put to bed, and woke up sometime today, only to be up long enough to eat and attempt to watch General Hospital! I've been making up for lost sleep these last couple of days, so why should post-chemo be any different!
Hope this fills ya'll in some. Have you checked out Steve's blog recently. Over the last several months, you girls have asked why he hadn't blogged. Well, he did, so go check it out. It is kind of lengthy, so read it when you've got a few minutes. Otherwise, write me sometime, and let me know how you are doing. Hope each of you are healthy and happy! Take care-Tiffany
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Just an update
Hi Family&Friends-
A quick update to let you know that I'm 45-50% better than I was when I left the hospital. Since my release, two other issues have developed, but I got into see the doctor quickly, so things are under control.
My pain is easing up, to where I can go about 4-6hrs in between quick release pain medications. I still take on the hour, every 12hrs, long acting pain medications. All the pain that I'm experiencing currently, is from the wrong site procedure that was done; not cancer. Please keep that in mind, when you are thinking about all that I'm enduring. If it wasn't for the wrong site procedure, I wouldn't be suffering like this.
Moving on: tomorrow, 12/11/08, I am scheduled to receive a new mediport. I'm almost looking forward to this, because my one and only arm (the left arm) is swollen and badly bruised. The mediport, will ensure no more missed needle sticks, or blown IV's. Once the mediport is in place, I'm scheduled to receive #3 chemotherapy. Because my lab values were to poor last week, my chemo had to be delayed to this week. Keep your fingers crossed for good lab work!
Hopefully, we'll all be on our way home, before traffic gets to bad. As a post-minor surgery/chemo patient, I'm not wanting to sit in traffic.
Thanks to all of you that have been calling & writing. Your letters mean the world to me! I even got a homemade note from a gal-friends, daughter! I feel very fortunate to have so many people cheering me on; Thank You!
More news to follow! Take care-Tiff
A quick update to let you know that I'm 45-50% better than I was when I left the hospital. Since my release, two other issues have developed, but I got into see the doctor quickly, so things are under control.
My pain is easing up, to where I can go about 4-6hrs in between quick release pain medications. I still take on the hour, every 12hrs, long acting pain medications. All the pain that I'm experiencing currently, is from the wrong site procedure that was done; not cancer. Please keep that in mind, when you are thinking about all that I'm enduring. If it wasn't for the wrong site procedure, I wouldn't be suffering like this.
Moving on: tomorrow, 12/11/08, I am scheduled to receive a new mediport. I'm almost looking forward to this, because my one and only arm (the left arm) is swollen and badly bruised. The mediport, will ensure no more missed needle sticks, or blown IV's. Once the mediport is in place, I'm scheduled to receive #3 chemotherapy. Because my lab values were to poor last week, my chemo had to be delayed to this week. Keep your fingers crossed for good lab work!
Hopefully, we'll all be on our way home, before traffic gets to bad. As a post-minor surgery/chemo patient, I'm not wanting to sit in traffic.
Thanks to all of you that have been calling & writing. Your letters mean the world to me! I even got a homemade note from a gal-friends, daughter! I feel very fortunate to have so many people cheering me on; Thank You!
More news to follow! Take care-Tiff
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Steve's newest blog entry
This is Karen and I just wanted to make sure that everyone that checks this blog regularly sees that Steve has posted in his blog a very in detail and poignant record of what has gone on with them for the last few weeks.
Friday, December 5, 2008
Tiffany is going home today
Tiffany's count is up from 576 to 888 today so it looks like she gets to go home today.
Yeah !!!!!!!!!!!!
Yeah !!!!!!!!!!!!
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Hospital Stay Update
Another day in the hospital, due to low blood counts. I also have low oxygen blood levels, but that seems to be the lesser of the two worries. Having a low white count, means that folks coming into my room need to wear a mask. I'm also on contact precautions, because I have "Shingles". Don't know how many of you have had Shingles, but its painful & ugly, to say the least.
Don't know if ya'll realize that I've been in the hospital two weeks today. I did go home for 17hrs, but I ended up right back at the hospital, and eventually in my same room. It's tiresome to be here this long. Cas & Steve have been here daily, and have spent the night, without complaint, every night. My mom has been here too, and that has been nice!. She also spent the night once, in hopes of giving the guys a break, but she hated that adventure! Being woke up constantly, isn't her cup to tea. Now that the guys are back on the watch, everybody (mostly me)is happy again.
Please keep your fingers crossed for higher blood counts! Thanks for all the show of support too! I really, really need it while I'm locked up here on the Oncology floor! Ya'll take care.....
Don't know if ya'll realize that I've been in the hospital two weeks today. I did go home for 17hrs, but I ended up right back at the hospital, and eventually in my same room. It's tiresome to be here this long. Cas & Steve have been here daily, and have spent the night, without complaint, every night. My mom has been here too, and that has been nice!. She also spent the night once, in hopes of giving the guys a break, but she hated that adventure! Being woke up constantly, isn't her cup to tea. Now that the guys are back on the watch, everybody (mostly me)is happy again.
Please keep your fingers crossed for higher blood counts! Thanks for all the show of support too! I really, really need it while I'm locked up here on the Oncology floor! Ya'll take care.....
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Hi friends!
To my great friends and family-
Thank you for your concern and support over the these last few days! I've been hanging onto the strength that you folks have been giving me. All the love and prayers from each of you, are what is helping me get thru this.
I dont know all that has happened to me. Steve and I haven't had that conversation yet, because I'm not strong enough. I'm on many, mnay drugs and have zero strength. This is from the Thorax trama issues as well as the chemotherapy. It is going to take a while, but I will bounce back,
For now, I'll be in the hospital,probaby until Friday. After that, we'll just have to see. I can't tell you if I'll be well enough to receive chemo on Friday, but that is the tenative plan.
My lab values (white counts mostly) are causing me lots of trouble, which is a side effect from chemo (to be expected). In the meantime, I just sleep alot and enjoy my family.
Thank you for your concern. With Steve and Karen blogging, I feel like ya'll are goinng to be well informed. If not, your have our numbers! Please take care of yourself.
Thank you for your concern and support over the these last few days! I've been hanging onto the strength that you folks have been giving me. All the love and prayers from each of you, are what is helping me get thru this.
I dont know all that has happened to me. Steve and I haven't had that conversation yet, because I'm not strong enough. I'm on many, mnay drugs and have zero strength. This is from the Thorax trama issues as well as the chemotherapy. It is going to take a while, but I will bounce back,
For now, I'll be in the hospital,probaby until Friday. After that, we'll just have to see. I can't tell you if I'll be well enough to receive chemo on Friday, but that is the tenative plan.
My lab values (white counts mostly) are causing me lots of trouble, which is a side effect from chemo (to be expected). In the meantime, I just sleep alot and enjoy my family.
Thank you for your concern. With Steve and Karen blogging, I feel like ya'll are goinng to be well informed. If not, your have our numbers! Please take care of yourself.
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