Day 110 (Course 2b Day 15)

Mom had a VERY long day today.

We started off a little early (7:40ish) because Mom was feeling a little weak and short of breath this morning. She was nervous we wouldn't make it to the clinic on time so we left about 20 mins early and got there with plenty of time to spare. They wouldn't even check us in it was so packed. We had to wait until 15 mins before her 9am appointment to even hand in her papers. She got called in a lot quicker than some of the other patients, some of whom were there since 6:30!

Mom had a really nice Nurse today - Ava - which was a good thing because she spent a lot of time with her. Her numbers were good as far as her white blood cells and neutrophils go (really good compared to course 2A) but she had quite a bit of red blood and hemoglobin that needed boosting... 30 mins of platelets, 4 hours of blood, 30 mins of chemo, and 2 hours of observation. She hasn't had to go back on antibiotics so that's 3 less pills and 1 less hour of IV per day that she has to deal with on the 2nd half of this course.

I had some work to tend to so Mom spent a big part of the day watching TV, reading magazines and half napping - but stuck in that chair. It wasn't a trip to Niagara Falls, but at least she felt better after all that work. She's already turned in for the night and is looking forward to sleeping in tomorrow.

Amy