Mar 29 2023
March 29, 2023
Lots of things going on:
1. My bloodwork counts for various items in my blood have been very low. I received my antibiotic treatment on March 23, 2023. The infectious disease doctor was making it clear that they would keep treating me to prevent removal of my right leg (they dr.s are trying to keep my leg until I pass away) Various treatments and pills that I take effect the blood counts.
2. My leg has had great pain in it around the wound/surgical area. I started taking another dose of pain meds about 3 am in the morning. That has helped the morning pain not be so bad. I have also started taking Cymbalta, another drug that helps with pain. That seemed to help with the pain when going to bed. Took the first one last night. Activity seems to push me over the edge such as standing and walking. I hope and pray that this passes on to a pain free stage. I seem to have a little less pain today. I hope this continues. If not the next stage is morphine and that would mean no driving.
3. Discovered last night that some lymph nodes at the top of my right leg are swollen. Never noticed when it appeared. My cancer Dr said it should show up on the PET scan. He was not worried about it since it was on the same leg that is draining. If it would get bigger, I need to. Let him know.
4. I am at Chemo/Immunotherapy Infusion now, they told me that due to my counts being so low, they want me to have a hemoglobin transfusion. I have to get my blood type confirmed next Monday and have the transfusion early Wednesday. My platelets are low too but they are not low enough to give me a transfusion for the platelets. If I have shortness of breath or dizziness, they want to know right away as this would mean I need a rush on the transfusion.
5. I am going to be scheduled for a PET scan so that it is done before my next appointment with my cancer Dr 3 weeks from today. Also before I leave today, they are going to give me a Neulasta shot to boost some items in my blood count. I had one last month or so. I used to get these shots back in my bone cancer days too.
6. My dad fell off his bike with riding with a friend in his neighborhood yesterday. He had to be taken by ambulance due to his tibia being broken. He had surgery last night and seems to be doing good. My sister is able to fly in from CA to SC as she can work at home. I am frustrated that I cannot drive down and help my father. I have to stay for various reason’s one being that I have the wound vac attached and it needs to be changed 3 times a weeks or be removed so I can travel. When I went to my mother’s funeral last month, that is what was done and my wound got worse.
I am drained. That is all for now.