March 11, 2009

Here are my Lab Updates:
Day----WBC----ANC--------Hgb--------PLT---- Transfusions
20 Feb---171-----3.1----2200----------9.4---------177------------N/A
24 Feb---175-----2.4----1800---------10.5----------97------------N/A
27 Feb---178-----1.8-----800---------10.4----------93------------N/A
4 Mar---183-----1.6------90---------11.3----------78------------N/A
6 Mar---185-----1.4------80---------11.3---------120------------N/A
10 Mar---189-----Pending

I do not have my labs from yesterday but I know something is of concern because the James cancer Hospital called me & put me back on the Avelox & Fluconazol.And you thought you had a drug problem!

I feel pretty good for the most part. I have had some trouble with my outer thighs. I severely bruised both of them when my platelets were really low in the beginning of this cancer fiasco. They stayed bruised all the way through my hospitalized treatment. They would fluctuate between a dark purple & black color. The bruises have pretty much gone away but I have slightly discolored skin where the bruises used to be. I do not know if this is ever going to go away but I hope so. I've been having trouble when I exercise both legs it is very painful in those areas, which in turn causes me to not walk very well. I backed off of the exercise thinking maybe I pulled a muscle or something but the other day I was on the trampoline with the kids for a couple of minutes literally & when I hopped off it the pain in my thighs was so intense my knees buckled & I went straight to the ground. It scared the hell out of me. The pain slowly subsided but I can't figure out what the problem is with them.

Over the weekend we all had a blast. Marc still has his motorcycle apart in the garage. The weather was so nice except for the wind, I rode up to Indian Lake & back. Zack decided that he is no longer afraid of the motorcycles & he wants to ride so I took him for a very short one around town, he loves it. We went & got him his own helmet so he can ride with us this summer. He holds on real good but Marc has a better seat on his with a backrest that Zack can hold onto. Marc is going to try to find a way to mount handles on it as well, we'll see. It was too cute when we were pulling into the driveway he said no not here, he wanted to keep going. We ended up getting Zack a full-face helmet just to be safe & it fits him a lot better. He insisted on the green Mohawk. The weather was so nice all of the kids had fun outside playing & chalking up the driveway with Zack.Brandon helped Marc in the garage he is moving everything around & throwing stuff away left & right. He made 2 trips to the donation center & he took more of Misty's stuff over to her. Every year he gets into a garage clean up mode when the weather starts to get nice. He is turning the small side of the garage into his motorcycle area. So he is really into cleaning it up out there. I think it is busy work to keep him from smoking. He is on the Chantex & he is doing real good. They went smoke free at his work so he really did not have much of a choice. I am very proud of him. On a side note today is my sisters birthday so Happy Birthday Sharon! Copper is finally home to stay we hope. Her color was too yellow so she had to go back in the hospital for an extra day. Sharon said she is eating good & forgot just how much a baby sleeps. Sierra is doing good as well.