chemo,ativan...
it has been a few days since i have posted and that has due to my lack of wanting to be able to be in front of a computer-
i really don't want to talk on the phone either so the only way to see me sometimes is to actually come in and visit me.
i started chemo on tuesday evening-around 445pm. i have one chemo that starts at about 445pm and that goes for about an hour. an then another that goes on right after that and lasts for 6 hours--...then i have a 3 hour break-and the i get one that runs for 15 minutes...today is my fourth night. i have 2 more days. of this-it has been very nauseating-i have thrown up a few times but mostly have kept myself on ativan to keep myself up and to keep myself from throwing up.
i really want people to focus on fundraisers-and such. i need to do more bone marrow drives.
i will be here until my recovery-of my counts-so that will probably be at least three weeks.
i have had a few blood transfusions already-my counts are down...more. my hemoglobin is only around an 8 and my platelets around a 50. my wbc is falling which is typical becuase of the chemo-these counts will be at their lowest in about 10 days form when the chemo ends-so i will probably be getting tranfusions-everyday...for the next few weeks.
i just hope to not get an infection, but we will see what happens. if i avoid infection-i do not need to go on antiobiotics and that is very good-it is usually very difficult to avoid infection with such a low wbc but we will see what happens.
i love you all and thanks for your emails. i hope that people are checking out the blog to see what is going on with me.
thank you
i really don't want to talk on the phone either so the only way to see me sometimes is to actually come in and visit me.
i started chemo on tuesday evening-around 445pm. i have one chemo that starts at about 445pm and that goes for about an hour. an then another that goes on right after that and lasts for 6 hours--...then i have a 3 hour break-and the i get one that runs for 15 minutes...today is my fourth night. i have 2 more days. of this-it has been very nauseating-i have thrown up a few times but mostly have kept myself on ativan to keep myself up and to keep myself from throwing up.
i really want people to focus on fundraisers-and such. i need to do more bone marrow drives.
i will be here until my recovery-of my counts-so that will probably be at least three weeks.
i have had a few blood transfusions already-my counts are down...more. my hemoglobin is only around an 8 and my platelets around a 50. my wbc is falling which is typical becuase of the chemo-these counts will be at their lowest in about 10 days form when the chemo ends-so i will probably be getting tranfusions-everyday...for the next few weeks.
i just hope to not get an infection, but we will see what happens. if i avoid infection-i do not need to go on antiobiotics and that is very good-it is usually very difficult to avoid infection with such a low wbc but we will see what happens.
i love you all and thanks for your emails. i hope that people are checking out the blog to see what is going on with me.
thank you
posted by Jenn at 8:13 PM
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Jennifer, your friend Alison mentioned you had a blog (on the AML list). I just wanted you to know that I had AML 11 years ago. It's a bitch. Just know that someone who's been through it (altho I didn't have a BMT, just chemo) is out here cheering for you.
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