All Tanked Up

I got to the clinic yesterday expecting a speedy visit even though I knew from the labs done on Saturday that I would need blood and platelets. My numbers were pretty low with a hemoglobin of 7.7, a platelet count of 10,000, and a white cell count of 0.4. Since they had already ordered my blood, they started my transfusion of 2 units as soon as I got there. I was waiting and waiting and waiting on my platelets because the order slip was never transmitted. They didn't realize the mistake until almost 2 pm when I'd already been there 4 hours. So I had to wait for the courier to pick up the bag from the hospital and get it over to me at the clinic. It ended up being a long day at the clinic, almost 6 hours in total. I was miffed but realized that I should just be grateful that I can get blood and platelets regardless of how long it takes. They are lifesavers for me when my counts are so low.

Well since I was all tanked up with blood yesterday, my run this morning was excellent. It was 34 degrees here when we woke up. Needless to say, I waited a bit and ran at 9 o'clock. It was my 1st run in 2 weeks, and it went quite well I thought, 40 minutes. Not too shabby. I have this natural system of avoiding overheating if I accidentally wear too many clothes in that chilly weather. It's called baldness. Yeah and I can remove my gloves and put them back in my pocket too.

Marty and Deb came by yesterday afternoon with an entire meal for us. It was delicious-onion/potato/leek soup, biscuits homemade with King Arthur flour, and a tasty cranberry-apple crisp. Everything was so yummy. Thank you both for all the work on our behalf and especially coming over so that we could all see each other and catch up.

We have the bestest friends!