Today’s old A&J is from four years ago. I apologize for being away several days. I have had a busy work schedule this week, and family matters required time as well. It’s a holiday weekend! Are you ready for Washington’s Birthday? Are you ready to purchase new linens and towels? How in the heck do you suppose the tradition of “white sales” to celebrate the birth of the Father of Our Country got started? I grew up in an area devoted to the manufacture of high-quality sheets and towels. I should know the answer, but I don’t.
A Breath of Fresh Step
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On way to motel for night. It was 70 degrees at 6.30 a.m. when we left this morning and it is 31 now at 4.45 p.m.
Had reaction to chemo 30 minutes into taxol. Had to stop and be resuscitated. That makes three in row, two cancelled and one stopped.
Do not know what happens next Tuesday? I am at one mo th marker and am only at 1.5
Rats! We’re thinking of you, Jackie. Love from Nancy K
On the bright side, the oncologist had no reservations about clearing Jackie for the extraction of her fractured molar*, based on the lab values obtained this morning. Nor did he even after her adverse reaction to the treatment this afternoon. Therefore, we will go by the oral surgeon’s office on the way out of Broken Arrow tomorrow and make sure all the waterfowl are in a linear arrangement for getting that taken care of.
In my experience, things can go pear-shaped pretty quickly when you are trying to coordinate treatment by two or more physicians. Or, as I said to someone recently, it’s like herding freakin’ cats. Very smart cats, but still…
*Did she mention that last week’s dental pain was caused by a molar that is fractured longitudinally and is only being held in place by the two separated roots? And that of course it must come out before it becomes infected? Again though, there was a bright side…neither of her very expensive bridges is anchored to that molar.
Sorry to hear about that Jackie. By 1.5, do you mean that you have only received 1 and a half treatments? Glad you have really good doctors all round!
Yes. Showed up for four and testing for fout. Two were cancelled due to bad labs and obvious illness. First one was completed with no problems.
Next two were cancelled and todays, number 4, we got there at 7.30 for testing. As Ghost said I passed tests with perfect scores. Did a couple hours of pretreatment and got half the taxol done.
Then I started having bizarre reactions to the chemo drugs. I wasn’t scared when it started but I couldn’t talk. Thought I might die?
Doctor tire over
Doctor tore over from main clinic and he and most of the burg staff injected things in my port.
Had to stay and be watched until everyone left. We were all glad when I began laughing and joking again and put my wig on.
Good grief! You are a mighty tough woman, Jackie. You will get to your goal okay. Especially with Ghost’s love and care.
Tag!
As Jackie said, it was very warm yesterday morning. Today it’s 25 out. Be careful today Jackie. All that rain most likely turned to ice overnight.
And we made it down to 7 F here in town this morning. On the way back from orchestra last night it was already down to 5 out in the rural areas… wonder what it’s at there now?
Jackie-sending you good wishes for your taxol treatments. My mother was the first person in Oklahoma to get Taxol for her ovarian cancer way back in the early 1990’s. Her treatment was also not without problems. At first an arithmetic error resulted in her doses being smaller than recommended, and when that was corrected she also had some reactions to the drug. Nevertheless, when the treatment was complete, her CA125 readings were back to normal and her cancer did not recur in the 20 remaining years of her life. That drug is hard on your body but harder on the cancer. You may never be able to tolerate the full dose, but what you have, may be enough to do the job. Keep hanging in there – we are all pulling for you.
Good morning Villagers…..
…trick question. can anyone see the ‘green’ state of SIN?
https://radar.weather.gov/Conus/index.php
Went from upper 70’s yesterday to 39 now with flood warnings
Jackie you and GR are in thought and an occasional prayer ….Amen You guys have one hell of a cheering block in the Village.-