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Chemo Round #3 & Double Ear Infection!
Poor Alana has been coughing all week long. Some days she seemed very fine, others she would cough and cough. We assumed that this was a cold that was running it's course. Well today I had my third round of chemotherapy and I didn't want Alana getting other little kids sick, so I asked my good friend, Patty (who's kids are all in school), if she'd watch her for me. Patty was nice enough to watch Alana for the four hours I was gone! Alana was chipper and happy in the morning, but as the day went on, she complained of her ear hurting. Patty called Craig, who texted me, and I had Craig call for a doctors appointment. My treatment was done at 2:00, and Alana had a 2:40 appointment. I went straight from the West Clinic to Patty's to the Pediatricians. Alana said her left ear hurt, so the doctor looked in her right ear first. He said, "Well, this one's infected". He tried looking in her left ear, but couldn't see past the gobs of earwax. He had to clean out the ear (which Alana didn't like in the least), and when he could finally see in he said, "Oh, this one's really infected!" Poor Alana -- double ear infections.
My appointment went very well. My blood counts are great, and the chemo treatment went very smoothly. My oncologist did a physical exam and was surprised to find that the tumor seems to be breaking up. I asked if that was a good thing, and he said, "Yes, that's a good thing."
I'm still supposed to avoid sick people, so I asked what's a Mother of a two year old to do when she's sick! Fortunately, my white blood cell counts are normal right now, and should be until next week when they'll drop. So Alana has 7 days to get well. I think that will be plenty of time!
Next big step -- having a baby! I go in to see the ob/gyn on Monday, and again on the 12th, and then it's delivery time. My oncologist said he'll check in on me after the baby's born to see how my body's doing and when to start chemo back up again.
Just another day in the life of a Mom!
So far so good! We've had a great first few days with Tolan. I highly recommend having a Mom come help out!
We just got back from the hospital with Tolan! He's been cleared to come home and join our family. We're so excited to have him with us. (Now the work begins!)
I'm home! I was released from the hospital on Friday afternoon. My c-section went very well, and I'm healing fast. I could have gone home earlier, but opted to stay because of Tolan being in the NICU. Friday was the longest allowed by insurance, so I had to be released. It was very strange coming home without a baby, and I had a hard time those first few hours. But Criag and I went back that night to visit with Tolan and I felt much better.
After two steroid shots (one in each cheek), and my cbc blood check, I'm cleared for the c-section on Monday!
I feel so much better!! We had quite a time of it last week, with sickness and injuries. Mom's aren't supposed to get sick! But I'm doing much, much better now.
It becomes difficult to breathe in the last few weeks of pregnancy! Add to that stuffiness and congestion, and I feel I'm gasping for air. It certainly makes me appreciate something as simple as breathing!
Well, it was inevitable! After being around a coughing two year old all week last week, I was bound to get sick. I'm feeling very achy and stuffy right now.
