Can I just feel good for a week ( Read more... )

Go to Chemotherapy on Wednesday. Stand up to get a soda for self and cup of ice for neighbor. Feel light-headed, and spin to place buttocks back on big comfy chair. Misjudge spin and impact with your Chemo onc, who provides a convenient slide to into his lap. Now have a seizure ( Read more... )

My platelet count is too low for chemo. This is a side effect of the chemo, but they can't do anything (short of a platelet count I think) to up the counts. My white cell count is doing it's usual up & down (down right now) and my knees are starting to ache from the procrit (red cell accelerant ( Read more... )

Side effect: Nausea.

Good thing I have the meds and food for that..

( New Chemo last Wednesday. )

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Yes, we have Halloween candy left. Want some?

( To the points )

Sarah had her physical today. Everything is fine and she's in great health. But her doctor noticed something: She has very, very faint patches of (for lack of a better term)) pigment below her neck and on her arms. If you're familiar with Vitiligo (which Michael Jackson claims to have and IMHO doesn't), it's kind of the reverse. As soon as Dr ( Read more... )

Well, that explains why my right thumb has been hurting since mid-week. With the exception of the 3 months before my wedding, I don't do the fake nail thing. Before my feet went wonky, I got regular pedicures. I keep my nails short - they tend to split so I cut and file them. And I rarely put nail polish on them ( Read more... )

No, it is perfectly normal for me to home by myself. Kids and hubby aren't around during the day, so I'm used to having them around...

( But by now they're all tucked into their beds here, but they aren't )