April 10, 2009

Here are my Lab Updates:
Day----WBC----ANC--------Hgb--------PLT---- Transfusions
13 Mar---192-----1.7-----500---------11.6---------238------------N/A
18 Mar---197-----1.8-----800---------##.#---------###------------N/A
22 Mar---200-----3.4----1800---------13.1---------162------------N/A
23 Mar---201-----2.9----1300---------12.9---------144------------N/A
6 Apr---215-----2.0----1100---------11.1----------29------------N/A
9 Apr---218-----Pending


As you can see I made it to the hospital this week & got my labs drawn. As anticipated my counts have dropped from the Chemotherapy 2 weeks ago. Unfortunately they dropped a little lower than I had anticipated. I suspect the James will be calling me to get a Platelet infusion today or tomorrow since my counts were at 29 Monday, I seriously doubt that they went up but then again stranger things have happened. I was so tired last night I went to bed at 7pm. Marc & the kids watched the day the earth stood still; I was just to out of it.

Work has been going very well other than slight headaches & minor vision blurs I think it is a combination of the florescent lights & staring at a computer screen all day. Everyone I work with has been so supportive & I couldn’t be more thankful to work with such a great group of people. They have really come together to help the family & I get through this.

I did not realize how much my blog affected other people until I mentioned shutting it down. The response has been overwhelming. I have found a way to moderate the comments so I m going to keep it going for now. If this blog can help someone else who is going through the same things I have then that’s all I could ask for.

As far as the kids go: Brandon will be flying home Sunday from New Jersey! Zack cried the day he left & I let him call him last night & he almost cried again when he told him goodbye. They are a lot closer than people realize. Brandon misses his girlfriend like crazy; if you have his cell phone # you should try to call him & hope for the answering machine the message is too cute.

On my days off this week I took Katie, Paige & Zack out to get some new clothes they are growing like crazy. Paige is in a Jr. size 11. I could not believe it, she is not chunky or anything but she has some hips on her. She tried to pack it into 9’s but I told her NO WAY! Katie is in a size 5. She is still a bean pole but also has some hips. Zack outgrew his jacket so I had to pick him up a new one of those, I could not get his old one to zip. He is short & stocky so it is real hard to find him clothes that fit. The day was not complete without spring haircuts. Paige got a trim, Zack got a buzz & looks ornery as hell, Katie got her hair chopped off into a bob & it looks cute. Both girls want to color their hair & have been pretty persistent in that so I am sure I will cave in & let them later this weekend.

Marc has been feverishly working on his bike in the garage, bike inspections are Saturday. I think he will have it done in time but he really put it off so well have to see.

There was so much going on last week that I still have not got my pictures posted from last weekend where we colored eggs & iced cookies with all my girlfriends & our kids. So I will try to do that this weekend. The kids got to do 2 Easter egg hunts last Saturday so this Sunday it will be lots of candy & Easter Dinner.

To all of you I hope you have a...