I was so lucky to spend the day at the hospital today!!! Ya! NOT!!!! I have a cold but I have thrush from chemo too. I am also dehydrated. They gave me fluids, antibiotics and rinses for my mouth. When I was getting ready to leave my nurse and dr were still concerned about me. But I am trying to drink like crazy even though it hurts. I am sure after a couple of rinses my mouth will start to feel better. At least I hope so!!
I have to go tomorrow for genetic testing and counseling. While I am there I have to check in with my nurse and let her know how I am doing.
Thurs the dr. will call me to see how I am doing, Monday is another trip to Hartford for a follow up visit with the dr. Then chemo on Thurs and a shot on Friday! Looks like another busy couple of weeks!
All I can do is take one day at a time. That is all God wants us to do anyways! Even though I am still feeling icky from the thrush and cold, my spirits are up a bit. It really helps to know that the nurses and doctors that are helping you are really concerned about you and that it isn't just a job. The level of care that I am getting at the Cancer Center is great! I am so glad that God brought me to that place to get my treatment.
I also want to thank a special lady that came over today and helped with some house stuff while we were at the hospital. Thank you Ann!!! I love you!
Oh! I can relate to the thrush at least and pray with sympathy. Ann is a sweetheart, isn't she. :)
ReplyDeletePraying for you! You know, I was thinking of your previous post and the thing that came to me was "One day at a time." It was cool to see that God was kind of speaking that to your heart as well. Thinking of you...
ReplyDeleteI had thrush too. The Nystatin swish helped some, in combination with a troche. (It's something you suck on.) It was so hard because it made water taste so gross (but of course, we're supposed to drink a lot of water)! I found that diluted lemonade - Crystal Light - went down a bit more easily. Also, there were a few times that I used a purple rinse that they use on babies with thrush (gensian violet) It stained my teeth for about 24 hours, making me look really freaky, but I thought that it helped. E-mail me and I'll send you a photo. 8) Levasseur.Sarah@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteNyastin is helping some and the 48oz of fluid I downed from 4-8:30 last night has helped a ton!!! Gatorade is going to be my friend. It is so much easier to get down than water!
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