?Coming Down with Something?

Yesterday turned out to be a weird day for me. I never really felt right and then when I got home from the clinic I was exhausted. I took my usual 2 hr nap but never really felt rested from it. Then I started to feel achey, headachey, and ran a low grade fever of 99.4 F. I kept waiting for the temperature to go higher but it never did. I started having a little nasal sniffles too, so maybe I am coming down with a virus or cold bug. I feel a little better this morning though I still feel a little achey in general. Oh well, I am still on abx and if this is going to turn into something more, I am only 15 min from the clinic (which is open all of the holiday w-e from 8a-4p). And then there is the inpt unit up on 9200 to head to if it's past 4pm. I'll be okay.

My Dad and Lynn left yesterday afternoon late after they cooked a full dinner for me - baked flounder, asparagus in butter, and scalloped potatoes. I even had ice cream for dessert (still trying to turn ice cream into Teresa). I felt funny that they did all of this great cooking but didn't stay around to enjoy it. I think they were trying to give me and Holly a little time together before the Asheville pals arrive today for the w-e. It was kind of them but not necessary.

The guy sitting beside me in the clinic looked bad yesterday. He had just had his chemo getting ready for his bone marrow transplant. His wife was telling friends on her cellphone how weak he was, how long it took him to eat a cracker, how nauseated he was, and how much he was sleeping. It all sounded so vividly accurate with my own experience. She wanted to talk to someone to learn what to expect, but the nurse kept telling her that everyone is different. Well, yeah, but I could have told her that all he was experiencing was par for the course. That she needs to make him drink, eat, far more than he thinks he can-no matter how long it takes. Dehydration sets in so fast and then you're only weaker and more nauseated. I don't know why I hesitated. I guess I didn't want to give her the news that it can be this bad and worse. If I see her today, I will talk to her and tell her my experiences and let her ask me questions. I do have to say that once things start improving they usually head upwards fast, at least for me they do.

I think unless they do a switcheroo, my mom is coming back next week. I always feel so calm when my mom is around. She is so fun and easy. I feel very taken care of-like nothing bad can happen. Guess that's why we all long for our mother's when we are sick.

I'll check in later with my day's numbers after i've been to the clinic at 11am.-tree