I received a packaged with 2 T-shirts. They are apparently promotional materials for my Blog. Very funny. The other shirt says 'Tap the Rockies, I'm a Colorado Girl". It might be a sexual reference, but it's hard to be sure ;) I love all these random surprises from friends. It's like it's my birthday every day.
So most of what I'm going to post is just for the record so others know how I felt at this point. Mostly boring stuff. Sorry. My 3rd Chemo took a couple of extra days to wear off compared to the 2nd. It took a full 7 days for me to feel 'normal' again. I've also had this odd feeling in my gut, just below my ribcage. I can't tell if it's my tumors shrinking in size as they get attacked, or just intestinal issues, but it's there. It's not terrible pain, just noticeable.
The Neulasta shot helped me on two occasions where I could really tell. I had bone pain in the back of my pelvis and spine on two occasions after receiving the shot, separated by 3 days. My latest counts (Thursday) were over 12,000. Hey, and guess what the Neulasta shot costs....higher....higher.....$7,200. The way I see it, it's 1/4 the cost of a hospital stay if I go Neutropenic, so I'm saving the Insurance Company $21,000 per week. I am so frugal.
Karen just reminded me about my anemia. The chemo also causes low red counts. My reds are a bit low and are seriously affecting my energy level this week. I have slept quite a bit. Reds help transfer oxygen from your lungs to your cells. There are apparently shots (with side effects), to bump up red counts, but I'm not there yet. Hopefully I will not go there.
So, it's day 36 and I'm regularly pulling 3 - 4 strands of hair. I'm still not sure if this means I am going to thin or if I'll just lose it. If it changes significantly, the head shaving party is on! Don't be chicken. You know you've always wanted to see the dome. You just need an excuse. We could all shave our heads and then go out to eat at a restaurant together. They'd think we were some kind of cult. Your wife will glance over at you and not realize it's you. Spice it up man! Shave the dome.
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Over 12,000??? That's over 9000!!!!
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Yes, that is exactly how I feel when my counts are at 12,000. Although I could easily kick his ass since mine are 3,000 higher.
ReplyDeleteCount me in on the shaved head party. Hell, I'll volunteer my services to shave yours if you want :)
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I fess up! The shirt is from Robin and me (she gets the credit for the design). It's great following you on the blog. And...FUHL!
ReplyDeleteDave, I had 2 pretty good guesses as to who did it and neither one was you! Thanks. It was a welcomed surprise.
ReplyDeleteHave to keep you on your toes and in shirts.
ReplyDeleteBill, I think the second shirt "tap the rockies" was just a random freebie from the t-shirt place. But funny that it made you try to think up a connection-"Am I a Colorado Gal?!?"-no! no connection! Random!
ReplyDeleteWe are rooting for you every inch of the way.
Robin