Nothing like a dislocation to wake you up in the morning..

I had my fourth chemo treatment last Wednesday, only two left! I now have to go in to my Oncologist's office once a week, to get blood drawn because my white blood cells were so low the last time. I feel good this time, it could be because they cut back on Adria (the red devil). That was the drug that I was hoping they would cut back on (Adria causes the upset stomach, low wbc's). Saturday night was Mindy's Halloween party, it was fun, I was Bellatrix from Harry Potter. If you don't know who that is, she appears mainly in the last three books. On Sunday, I slipped in the shower and dislocated my knee. For those of you who know me, this isn't an uncommon thing. Well, the falling in the shower is uncommon. I had a little mini melt down afterword. I think everything just built up to the point where it had to escape. I was on the phone with Ed and I just couldn't stop crying. I told him that my body is letting me down. Afterward I felt compelled to do something about it. Only, my stupid knee is swollen and I can't get around very well. Ed comes back the week of the 19th for a few days to get packed for the move to NC. I am excited to get out of Iowa and can't wait to be done with chemo. I still have not heard for sure if I will be getting radiation after chemo. I'm hoping that I will not need it and can proceed with reconstruction as soon as I am finished with chemo. I am hoping to be out of Iowa by March, if I could be gone by my birthday, that would be ideal. I just hope everything works out that way.

white blood cells and what they mean to me...

Last week I had my third chemo treatment, halfway done yay! The week started off crappy as I had a bit of a cold. So after my treatment, I just got worse. My doctor said that I just had a virus and the only thing that I could do is keep taking over the counter stuff. My mom ended up getting sick too and on Monday went in to a walk-in clinic. The doctor said that she had Bronchial Asthma(spelling), if she had waited longer she would have gotten pneumonia (spelling). So that freaked me out as I just kept getting more tired and feeling sick. On Tuesday I went into my Oncologist's office and got blood drawn. They still said that I had a virus and they can't do anything for me. My doctor did end up giving me some antibiotics as my white blood cell count was way low. He was worried that my cold might turn into something. He also kept saying "I think you will be fine". They are going to cut back on the chemo next time because my wbc's were so low. I don't know what that means, but that's okay with me. I felt like throwing up all day on Tuesday and have never felt more weak. I think I'll start saying Terrible Tuesday. Ed was back last weekend, it was great, except for the fact that I was sick the whole time. I think that is the best time for him to be here, though, because he was here to make me feel better. He won't be back now until Thanksgiving and only for a couple of days because he will be finished with training and moving to NC. Until next time...