Well, here I am at the Juravinski Resort and Spa...been here for 10 days and no facial or pedicure yet!
I do have to say that the Juravinski Cancer Centre is a great place to be sick. The nursing staff is top notch and either a doctor or nurse practitioner is in every day to see how I am doing and to answer questions.
I have just come through a difficult bout and I am not sure it is over yet, but this morning I am feeling pretty good so I thought I should write a bit.
For the past 7 days I have maintained my sanity through regular gravol drips around the clock. This was augmented by a variety of other anti-nausea drugs that had minimal effect. The nausea was overwhelming. I just wanted to sleep the entire time so that I would not feel so sick.
The way this procedure works is that the melphalan chemo kills off the bone marrow and the stem cells eventually make their way to the bones and start making new marrow. It takes about 10 days for the new marrow to begin producing blood cells. During this time my cell count levels slowly drop and then suddenly crash or bottom out at near zero. After this happens my body starts to create that bone marrow and the numbers will start to rise again. I am at day 2 of bottoming out. It should be clear sailing ahead.(Haha)
My day nurse did not bring anti nausea meds, nor did she hang a gravol drip. I am only mildly nauseated, so I think I will ride it out for a bit today and see how things go.
I cannot wait to get home, sleeping in my own bed with my sweetie curled up behind me. I dream of being outside and of eating fresh juicy fruit.Seriously! Juicy summer peaches, cool crisp watermelon, blueberries, plums, concord grapes......mmmmm......so much to look forward to during my recovery.
I should rest now. Nitey nite!
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Just checking up on you. Thanks for making a continued effort to write, although I am sure at times it's hard. Hang in there, we are all wishes you a speedy recovery! You can do it!
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