We were packed and out the door this morning by 7:20am with a suitcase, two large bags, monitor box and my shoulder bag with computers, etc.
We got checked in about 8am to Sherman and off to Room 5-1209. Not my big room, but it's OK. I can't win every time. By about 8:45 Stacey, my nurse and today's charge nurse, admitted me and got through all that paperwork. Then she put in a line to draw blood from and sent that to the lab. It came back a couple hours later just dandy for me --- WBC 5.3, Hemo 11.6, Platelets 264. BP 135/73, O2 98 and temp 97. Yipee. My numbers won't look anything like this by Saturday but I just need them high enough to get wheeled out.
Then Dr. Mandel [one of my oncologist who works with Dr. Singh] came in to go over things and give Stacey the chemo order details. He wanted me to have a CT scan for a baseline....in case I get some lung problem again, I guess. Hopefully we're not going there this time.
The frustrating part then was that I had to wait until 3pm for the PICC line nurse. I was not a happy camper about that! To top it off, I had to wait until 6:30 for the pharmacy to send up the chemo drug...which has to be mixed. No you know why I walked a record 12 laps today! To cool off a wee bit. I did talk to the nurse manager and she said they do have a process problem which needs to be addressed. I don't think I'll take it any higher at this point although I do know folks up the line, as you know.
So, now I'll get this bag and then another one to complete round 1 at 6:30am. Then of 1 day and then Round 2 on Wednesday and Round 3 on Friday. Adios on Saturday.
Oooh, Dawn just walked in with dinner....a new cassarole recipe from Ree Drummon.
Love you guys,
Bob
We got checked in about 8am to Sherman and off to Room 5-1209. Not my big room, but it's OK. I can't win every time. By about 8:45 Stacey, my nurse and today's charge nurse, admitted me and got through all that paperwork. Then she put in a line to draw blood from and sent that to the lab. It came back a couple hours later just dandy for me --- WBC 5.3, Hemo 11.6, Platelets 264. BP 135/73, O2 98 and temp 97. Yipee. My numbers won't look anything like this by Saturday but I just need them high enough to get wheeled out.
Then Dr. Mandel [one of my oncologist who works with Dr. Singh] came in to go over things and give Stacey the chemo order details. He wanted me to have a CT scan for a baseline....in case I get some lung problem again, I guess. Hopefully we're not going there this time.
The frustrating part then was that I had to wait until 3pm for the PICC line nurse. I was not a happy camper about that! To top it off, I had to wait until 6:30 for the pharmacy to send up the chemo drug...which has to be mixed. No you know why I walked a record 12 laps today! To cool off a wee bit. I did talk to the nurse manager and she said they do have a process problem which needs to be addressed. I don't think I'll take it any higher at this point although I do know folks up the line, as you know.
So, now I'll get this bag and then another one to complete round 1 at 6:30am. Then of 1 day and then Round 2 on Wednesday and Round 3 on Friday. Adios on Saturday.
Oooh, Dawn just walked in with dinner....a new cassarole recipe from Ree Drummon.
Love you guys,
Bob
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