ReachOutGiving

Days in the hospital are so yuck..pills, nausea, meds, sore throat, walking, nurses, vitals, jello, uncomfortable beds and chairs, writing down everything I drink and comes out 😜, DR's who breeze in your room for two seconds, 5 people in a row wanting to listen to you breath, 50 question every time a person comes into my room, wearing gloves and mask when I walk (they get hot), hospital volunteers, cleaning people 5 times a day, blood draws at 4am, never getting to sleep more than a hour at a time, being asked 50 times a day your name and patient number (you think some else snuck in here?), being tied to my constant companion the iv pole and to top it off I start getting shots in the stomach today to try and get the new stem cells to take hold!
Sigh. I get short tempered sometimes.
But I'm grateful to have a hospital like MD Anderson to help me and all the people in it that put up with me and especially all of my friends, family, loved ones and FB family that are supporting me through all of this. Much love. 💚💜💚💜

Update 4/13/16

Today is day 7 post Stem Cell Transplant. 

My numbers are at the low point. (Platlets, white blood cells, red blood cells almost a zero)

which is where it should be but it does make me feel bad. Nausea , tired, i ache, I bruise easily, I try not to get cut

because I would have a hard time stopping the bleeding. And I'm clumsy so I have to be careful. Lol.

i have sores in my throat and mouth so I'm only eating soft foods like puddings, jello, etc. one of the worries for

after transplant is getting pneumonia so they I courage people to walk. So I go walk a mile 3 times a day. 

Only around my floor (17) because I can't leave my floor. I hope that it helps me get out of here and back home

earlier. I have been at hospital 13 Fun filled days. Lol. I have another 7 to 21 days here all depends on how I respond to

the new stem cells. Then I will be driving back to the hospital for the next 100 days. Thank you for all the prayers and 

positive words I have gotten It is so uplifting to me. :)

I am at the hospital for my 3 days a week visits. About two weeks out from my last chemo treatment. 

My blood work numbers are low. I can feel it. I'm tired and achy. But some red blood transfusions will help that. :) 

i so appreciate the hard work that the staff at MD Anderson do to keep me healthy. waiting to see what my bloodwork 

shows today. I definitely have learned more patience dealing with all of this. :) hope everyone is well today. Hugs. 

I finished my 3rd round of Chemo on Feb 25. Everything went well. My blood work numbers are dropping which makes me tired and very susceptible to infection. Though I'm where I'm supposed to be according to the doctors. Well I made the hard decision to have a Stem Cell Transplant. It offered me the best chance at a cure. It's a high risk procedure with a possibility of a high risk pay off. AML is a hard disease. I refuse to beat me. Starting on March 14 I begin all my pre work for the transplant. I check into the hospital on the 30th to start the chemo. Then on April 6th we do the transplant. The dates could change but that's the plan right now. Thank you for reading this. Be blessed. :)