Mom's appointment with Dr. D went well. She's being prescribed Ambien CR which is a controlled release sleep aid that will hopefully help her fall and asleep and stay asleep, and the pulsating pain I mentioned before is very common in patients receiving Neulasta. It signifies that the bone marrow is working hard to increase white blood cell production, and that it has because her values were back within normal limits.
Although this means she can have a raw fruit or veggie here and there, she should probably stick mostly to things with peels and not fill the house with flowers just yet. This will probably be something she battles with for the duration.
Overall Mom's not feeling 100% today: upset stomach, aches and pains, but that is to be expected. These are just one of those days she'll have to lay low and take it easy.
Cycle two starts next Monday, providing the two 24 hour urine collections show that her kidney function is still in tip top shape.
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Yee Haw! Seriously, cycle 2 already? Okay, so I'm not actually getting chemo so I know that's easy for me to say but it's exciting that this is progressing on schedule (especially after all the trouble Lil Lefty.
XOXO
Monica, I KNEW you would pass your boards. CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
Sure you sweated. Sure you didn't think you were ready. It's a rare person indeed who think they are. But there's nothing like on-the-job training to keep your mind focused, even when you don't realize it. You are amazing and this is your calling. Hang in there baby and shine.
Love, Aunt Coco
Congratulations MonicaMerleRabbit.
Nurses are like proverbial winged angels....but nonetheless I still think of you as one of the winged monkeys in the Wizard of Oz.
Lovedad
Monica - I'm sorry I typed with my bingo voice.
You are the bestest flying monkey nurse angel in the whole entire world.
Dad, you can consider her whatever Wizard of Oz character you want, because the only character she associates with you is the good witch with the pink gown who blows bubbles.
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