Ed's had a day of racing the "nader" clock......actually drove his hot rod today from Camarillo to Thousand Oaks and back to Camarillo. The interior isn't done, but he was happy to just be behind the wheel of the beast and feel the power. (I think it probably cured his epididimitis!) We went to Dr. Menco and had blood drawn an hour ago - whites are down to .9 and platelets are pretty dang low too, so after his "one more thing to do - camera a sewer line", he plans to go home -- hopefully to wash his hands thoroughly! Thereafter he is to plop himself in the sanitized recliner and stay put until the blood counts are back up - could be upwards of a week I'm afraid.
We go back in 48 hours to test his blood again - Dr. Menco feels that this is the beginning of the crash, and if his counts are any lower on Thursday, he'll put Ed in Los Robles Hospital and start giving him platelet and blood infusions as well as the antibiotics. Its crummy to be hospitalized again, but much better than waiting for an infection to take hold and ultimately spend more days trying to get rid of it and lose ground with the weight gain, eating etc. NOBODY gains weight eating hospital food!
Ed is currently under strict instructions to eat at least 2 bowls of Haagen Daaz a day along with between meal snacks of donuts (he ate 2 today) and cheesecake, and any other fattening food to be had. Maybe I'll light up the fire pit in the backyard and make s'Mores tonight!
That's all the news for now. I'll let you know how my little captive is doing tomorrow. I have plenty of Zoloft, Ativan and Dilaudid to subdue him if necessary, and permission from the doctor to do so, although I haven't actually decided which one of us I'll medicate! I have a 40% off coupon for Joann Fabrics and I just may use it to get him some yarn and a crochet hook (which hopefully won't end up in my left temple!) Knitting is out because it requires both hands, and all men know that ONE hand must be kept free at all times for the remote control. If I could just find a channel with 24-hour O'Reilly re-runs..........
P.S. - Sorry about the semi-obscure "nader" reference. Nothing to do with Corvairs or Ralph.......just the term that is used in the oncology world to describe the physical low point a person hits post-chemo.
Enjoy your evening. It's Taco Tuesday at El Torito and I'd appreciate it if someone out there would have a margarita for me.......rocks, no salt. Thanks!
Hi Ed, I've been away for a few days but glad to hear you are doing better; now buckle down for the aftereffects so you can come out the other side better than before!
ReplyDeleteLove you man, TC
Liz - You'll have to count on someone else for that margarita. Sorry to hear that Ed's counts are down. Hopefully you can use all of those weapons you have on hand to keep him down and quiet and infection-free. On Sunday I renewed my prayer request for Ed at church - he has a LOT of people praying for him! (You too by the way.) ps - picky medical speller I am - it's "nadir." You can thank me later.
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