While its still May

I haven't posted in quite some time, thought I better get at least one in before May turned into June.  I can't believe that summer is here, in more ways than one. The weather sure feels like summer time, it should be July anyway with temps like we have had. Things are going about the same with me, I've been feeling so-so except I'm having alot of issues with my left leg and foot, swelling as well as pain. I ask myself is it a clot or is it just my bad veins flaring up or is part of it the neuropathy or a combination of all of it. I have had issues with swelling before but it never has been this bad, the pain hasn't been there like it is this time so I'm not sure what's going on, I go in for treatment tomorrow so hopefully we can figure out something. I have done pretty much nothing today, kept my leg elevated most of the day. Jonah will be here afterwhile, he will stay for awhile this evening, I'm sure he and his pa-paw will be outside later. They will probably be watering again like they did the other day, it's really sad that you plant flowers or put out trees then all you get to do is water them, but you do it to keep them alive.
Well enjoy your evening and in advance enjoy the upcoming Memorial Day Weekend!!!

Feeling A Bit Better

I am starting to feel better, more like normal now, my cough is much better and that's a big plus. I did go in for treatment on Thursday and was able to take it this week, my counts were pretty low but hopefully that is because I have been sick. My WBC was lower than it has been in quite a while, but there is a number that they look at inside that number that was so low. They usually don't even give treatment when it is as low as mine was but Little Rock says go ahead. I just hope it is back up next week, they told me to be pretty careful, this means not do a lot of hand shaking or being around people that are or might be sick. It's really hard to tell if someone is about to get sick, and that is probably the most crucial time to pick up a germ. I wasn't really able to go to church last Sunday which was Easter Sunday, I hated missing then, the Sunday before I was in the hospital so I missed the kids program at church. I'm hoping to go tomorrow but haven't decided if I really need to, I feel like going I think but I just have to decide, it is very hard not to hug or give a hand shake at church you know.

Everyone have a good weekend, I am hoping we miss the storms.

Thursday's Report

I went in for blood work and to see Dr. Rosenfeld today, after my hospital stay, this is my normal treatment day. He felt like we should hold treatment today, he didn't think I was up to it today, Dr. Rosenfeld wanted to let me get to feeling better & hopefully my cough would be gone or at least much better. So the plan is to go in for treatment next Thursday unless something happens before then.

A Whirlwind Ride

This really just picks up where the last post ended I guess, we will go on from Thursday. I don't remember if I mentioned it but I was in no shape to take a treatment this week, so we skipped it. Friday morning I felt like I had been hit by a truck, I left a message for the phone nurse to call me, it was no time and they called back for me to come in, they didn't give me much notice either. I wasn't able to drive myself so it happened that Kara was going into work about the same time that I needed to be there. Kara dropped me off and Clay met me there, we saw Angela the APN and she called Dr. Rosenfeld in to look at me, listen to me and make a decision, my vision had gotten blurry & I was seeing double most of the time. He felt like I needed to be in the hospital to get IV antibiotics around the clock, at Highland they wouldn't be able to get near that much in me in the hours they are open. Even though Dr. Rosenfeld along with Clay hesitate about the hospital, I don't want to come out with more than I went in with. Clay & I ran back home to pick up a few things needed for the hospital & headed to WRMC, no more than got checked in they were wheeling me off for test after test. When I got back in my room we were settling in, getting hooked up to one thing then another & drawing blood. Started right away with the antibiotics, coughing the whole time, I sure couldn't sneak up on anyone that's for sure. I was seeing things as well, I haven't ever had anything like that happen to me. One of the first things they told us was that my sodium was really low, I knew with low potassium it could really do strange things to you but I guess my sodium has never been this low before. By Saturday evening or Sunday morning my level had returned to normal. The doctor said that they wanted the levels to come up slow, seems like every time they checked the count would come up 1 or 2 but finally it made it. I was having trouble getting around so Clay stayed the night at the hospital with me, helping with my pole of meds to the bathroom each time. Saturday was a better day, I hardly coughed at all so we felt sure I would get to go home Sunday morning. Not!! Kara stayed the night in the hospital with me Saturday night, during the night the cough big & bold came back in full force. I was still coughing the next morning especially as the doctor walked in, not going home now. She felt like I needed 1 more day of IV's along with cough syrup & couple of other things. Coughed alot Sunday but as the day went on the cough had eased a little, I had to get a couple of breathing treatments while I was there to help me breathe better, had alot of wheezing going on, this was the first night I got some rest, very little coughing & only hooked up every 6 hours for the antibiotic. I felt a better Monday morning & felt she would discharge me, lungs sounded better & little coughing, she did, I will go in for a follow up visit Thursday, if bloodwork looks ok I will take my treatment. It was so good to get home, last night I slept in my bed & slept very good. I have coughed some today but not quite as bad as last week. Just going to kinda take it easy, try to get better and get back to normal.

Not Much Better

I am really getting tired of this, the cough, sore throat & fever has just about done me in. This cough has lasted forever it makes your whole body sore as well as ripping your throat out. I had to go back in to see Angela (APN@HOG) yesterday since I started running temperature and didn't seem to be getting any better. They did another chest xray along with blood & urine cultures, there is still alot of stuff in my lungs & back. Little Rock has always said if you feel something coming on, start taking Tami flu, I started taking it on Sunday but Dr. Travis mentioned that sometimes it can cause a fever so they pulled me off of that. Dr. Rosenfeld was in the Benton Co. office, that's why Angela was referring to him. Hopefully things will take an uphill swing, and I will feel better real soon, this weather has been gorgeous but I haven't felt like taking advantage of it. It's never fun being sick but especially on pretty days.

I don't think I mentioned it before but Jeremy (oldest son) & Kara (daughter) have been in Hatti part of last week & returned home Tuesday of this week. So thankful for the safe trip, I believe they accomplished alot while they were there, and they made alot of new friends.

Long Time

I have been really bad about posting lately, I think about it but just never get to it. I can't believe March is coming to an end already, summer will be here before we know it. Right now the weather seems like it is already here, even though we know better. You really don't know about the weather it could stay this way or we may have some cold days or even snow before summer actually gets here.

I had a wonderful birthday, when we get a certain age you really don't care about having birthdays anymore but as many health issues that I've had the last few years I'm more than happy to be a year older. We celebrated with the kids on Thursday night, the day before. Sometimes we work around Andrew's schedule, this also worked out for everyone else as well. Clay just ordered from Catfish Hole and brought it here, it was really good, I had been hungry for it for some time.

I have had alot of problems with my legs the last few weeks, they ran a Doppler looking for a blood clot March 8th, it came back negative. They fitted me for compression stockings to wear, having so much pain in my left leg it is so hard to stretch the stockings over that area of my leg. I wore them a week but the pain in my leg was so bad that it got to where I couldn't pull them over that area. March 15th (bd celebration night) I saw Dr. Rosenfeld & he wanted me to see a specialist about my veins. When all this was going on I started with a real deep cough, no other symptoms just a nuisance for me and anyone around me, it just got worse, seriously probably a good 3 weeks. Well Friday, March 23rd I started with a sore throat but it left me by mid morning so I blamed it on drainage. Saturday the same but worse & Sunday really sore & cough was alot worse & by afternoon I was loosing my voice & going downhill. Now here it is Monday, March 26th & I pretty much feel like I met up with a truck. I had an appointment to see the vein doctor to discuss a plan for my legs, with my MM of course I'm not a candidate for surgery (which I wasn't doing anyway) so the plan is wear the stockings, keep my legs up higher than my heart & up my aspirin intake again. So with all that said I have phlebitis in my left calf. Since I was going to be close to HOG I checked with them on the drive in to see what I should do, they wanted me to come in for bloodwork, a chest xray & to see the APN. The xray didn't show pneumonia but they said it would be by tomorrow, she heard alot of stuff going on in my back/lung area. My chest hurts so bad & I know my sides/ribs will be sore when this is all over. So now I'm on a strong antibiotic and cough syrup. Clay went to the couch last night, it was a very rough night, I think I coughed all night as well as most of the day today, hopefully the meds will start working & I will feel better real soon. The worse thing is I had a massage scheduled for tomorrow & had to reschedule it, things have to be really bad to do that. I probably won't even try to pick up Jonah on Wednesday from school, I know he will want to be outside & I just don't think I could keep up with him this week, I love my time with him.

Get out and enjoy this weather, the doctor also said the pool would be good, days like this you think about opening the pool but not quite yet.

Beautiful Weather

This weather has been wonderful, I could do without the wind but I won't complain. In February who would expect 70 degree days, I picked up Jonah at Mothers Day Out yesterday and we went to McDonald's for ice cream & then to the park. We had a great time swinging & playing on the big toys, everyone else had the same idea since it was a pretty day. I had my usual treatment today and then back home, I have try to run errands on Thursday's to save another trip into town, but then by evening I am just beat & not feeling very well. So Clay mentioned after treatment I just come home and rest, well that's what I did this time & I had an awful lot of swelling, in my leg and foot so you just never know. On Friday I did absolutely nothing all day until about 4 to start some dinner, so it was a very restful day.