June 26, 2009

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  I've tried for several hours to upload some pictures and Xanga won't let me.  I'm tired of waiting, so this will have to be another post with no pictures.

  I got out of chemo yesterday fairly quickly - 2:15pm.   The chemo tech I love told me that they have found that taking Claritin or Zyrtec the morning before I have the bone marrow building shot (this afternoon) helps with side effects.  I guess your histamine start up when the shot is given and the antihistamine tablet suppresses the overactive histamines.  I'll give anything a try.

  I saw the doctor's nurse yesterday morning, while I was getting chemo.  She said she had been in contact with the doctor about me (my doctor is in Texas on vacation) and they want me to start taking that awful steroid drug that is a "speed pill" for me.  I have to take 1/2 half twice a day on day 2, 3, and 4 after chemo.  They hang a bag of the same stuff during chemo and, sure enough, I was up until midnight at which time I took an Ambien.  That didn' t help at all, so I took 2 Benadryl at 1:30am and STILL didn't fall asleep until almost 3am.  I'm feeling a little dopey this morning from lack of sleep.

  I go in for my shot this afternoon and afterward (since I'm still feeling pretty good today) will stop at Wal-Mart to pick up a prescription for Rissy and see if we can replace some sun dresses for Annamarie in a larger size.  Nothing big, but a little bit of an outing and at a time I hope won't be too crowded.

  We're have over 100 degree temps with horrid humidity making it feel 105 degrees, or worse.  Hopefully, not everyone will be in Wal-Mart trying to cool off!

  The girls are having fun with Stephanie.  Luci called last night around 10pm crying.  She was exhausted.  I need to teach her to tell us her body is tired and that she needs to go to bed, instead of crying and acting like bedtime is a punishment.  Jesse was already asleep when she called and I had just gotten into bed and under the blankets.  The bedroom phone is on the floor under my nightstand (an old mahogany sewing machine and cabinet).  Bending over is something I'm not supposed to do since it makes me dizzy. Bending over and hearing a crying child, as I was about to climb in bed for nighty night, definitely wasn't good!!!

  I got the rest of my summer clothes out of the bins in the garage and JoAnn finished washing them for me Wednesday night and Thursday.  Today I need to pull the few heavier dresses the girls and I have (we kept them in the closet just in case a cool day popped up) in our closets.  I think we're safe until October to *not* need heavy dresses.  I'll keep the longer sleeved, light weight fabrics in the corners of our closets.  I always toy with the idea of throwing away some of my tops.  I may only wear them once or twice in the summer and can't decide if wearing them once or twice justifies my keeping them.  I'm fairly sure that if I threw them away I'd immediately wish I hadn't.

  Not much else boring news around here.  Considering the traumatic week I had last week, *boring* sounds like a reprieve to me!  I changed my primary care physician yesterday.  The clinic I went to was so filthy, but the reception and medical personnel are wonderful.  Someone from church runs a clinic and I asked someone else first if it was clean and tidy.  I was assured it was very clean and so I asked insurance to transfer me to them.  They didn't ask why, and I was prepared to praise the other place's staff; BUT, the clinic smelled like dog urine, the vents overhead were filthy, and the tongue depressors, cotton balls, and the plastic shields (that you pop on the thing they use to look in your ears and throat) weren't covered.  They were in glass jars, but the lids were sitting on the counter.  The tongue blades weren't individually wrapped and I envisioned someone coughing or sneezing BIG TIME without covering their face.  Ewwwwwwwwww!

  Considering I'm being treated for cancer and my immune system is suppressed, I didn't think my fears were unfounded, nor did my insurance company's nurse advisor!  So I made the quick and easy change to a new clinic.

  My big news for the week:  I have teeth, a new doctor in a clean place, and *soon* I'll have a closet that has a bit more room (minus the winter/fall clothing).

  Be Blessed  ~

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