It was my day to run instead of row, and the thermometer said 37 degrees this morning when we got up. I waited a bit for the sun to crest the trees in the neighborhood, and supposedly, it had warmed up to 48 degrees. Yeah, right. The sun must have been directly on the temperature probe. It felt cooler than that in my running shorts and ball cap. I guess it's time to make the switch to running tights until further notice. I do much prefer running when it's cold than when it's hot. But my temperature regulation is still all off due to my chemo. I have hot and cold flashes all night and most of the time I am cold in ambient temps when others are perfectly comfortable. Some of that is the lack of hair to insulate my head. But some of it is the chemo messing up the temperature regulation in my brain.
We went to the clinic yesterday for my lab counts. My white cell count is down to 0.3 and my hemoglobin is 9.0. They gave me a bag of platelets since my count was only 14,000. My next appt is Thursday morning. I should bottom out my counts this week and then start rebounding at the end of the week. Each cycle pounds the bone marrow a little more and it requires a bit more time to re-manufacture blood and white cells. So I can't pinpoint the exact day when it will all turn around. I have developed a mouth sore due to the low counts and it's now hard to eat. I am hoping they will give me some magic mouthwash tomorrow; that is a real prescription name of a concoction with lidocaine, mylanta, and other stuff that heals mouth sores.
Hope those beach girls are having good weather in SC.
My garden gnome had a flower for me when I got home from the hospital last time. How sweet.
3 comments:
What a thoughtful garden gnome!
Glad to hear you're back in running form and one step closer to being done with chemo.
We're heading to Seattle Friday to take care of some Danishgrrl family stuff, but want to at least spend an afternoon kayaking in Lake Washington too. If we have time, we'll take the train down to Portland too so that we can see the fall leaves out the window.
I am now 3 months into a nasty infection and want to come visit you, but want to make damn sure I'm cured first even more. Hope to get healed and up there soon though.
Take good care and much love to you both,
Angela
Hey you get better. I miss seeing you. Glad you get another good trip out west. Hope you two are doing well. Saw from Chris's email that the concert is Nov 22. Is Nov 15th something else???-taf
Hey.
I miss you too and will be out for a visit as soon as I know I'm done with these stinking pseudonomas & staph infections which I DO NOT want to share with you. Yuck and damn my malformed sinuses.
Our concert is indeed on the 22nd. First though, Radio Flyer -- the bank Amy Gerluth is in -- will play a concert on the deck of our newly rebuilt studio on 11/15. This is a chorus fundraiser, so you throw a few bucks in the kitty and enjoy the music and chili (or barbecue if I get inspired) and fun.
Most chorus folks will be there and SWOOP folks probably will be too, since they're working at Eleanor's that day.
Hope y'all can make it and hope ya'll enjoy Asheville this weekend. I bet the leaves are just about perfect right now.
Love,
Angela
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