Monday October 15, 2007

The phlebotomist comes in a 4am again to take blood and poke my finger to test for blood sugar levels... OH JOY!! thank goodness I already have an IV because I am sick to death of them poking my arm to try to get blood. My arms are so bruised from TRIES by phlebotomists and nurses.... GRRRR!!!

I actually get to order breakfast and of course.... YES YOU KNOW IT.. I order biscuits and gravy with a fruit cup, apple juice and a scrambled egg.

Still having troubles with diarrhea... Last Tuesday one of the nurse-aids put a commode next to my bed but the TPN created such bad diarrhea that by the time I THOUGHT I had to "GO"... it had already happened... no time to get to the commode... so I've not used the commode much! Now that I'm moving a little better I have been trying to make it to the bathroom!

I don't know how many people have gone so long without eating solid foods but now that I can swallow again... it feels so good to have a full tummy! I am so happy... I feel soo much better and it's been a week without chemo and radiation. MY butt is still pretty tender but it's healing and feels so much better without open oozing sores.. I am anxious to get back to treatments to get it OVER with but the break does FEEL good!!

Dr Rasque comes in and orders scans of my pelvic area but says I need to wait until about 2pm since I ate breakfast...

I am trying to walk every couple of hours. I am getting better at walking and keeping my right foot UP.. so I don't trip. I love it when JR comes to walk with me because the nurses will let him wheelchair me up to the walkover... and I get to see the outside world for a while!

If my scans come back good Hope may let me go home today or tomorrow.. that would be nice!!

I go ahead and order dinner just in case I stay!!