From there to here is a long long time....

From my last post - many many things have happened........

I was in Alaska and got my blood checked. I needed to do the shots, which I did, and I had a wonderful time seeing an incredibly beautiful state.

When I got home Saturday the 5th at 10pm I was beat. I slept good that nite but really didn't feel well the next day. Carol brought the boys home to me and I stayed in the house all day. Monday I woke to terrific pain in my abdomin which I was sure was Diverticulitis and a trip to the ER and subsequent admission to Corning Hospital proved to be exactly right. I went into the hospital on Monday at about 4pm and was finally in my room at 1am after having a CT scan of my abdomin. They shot me full of morphine for the pain and off to sleep I went. I don't remember much of the next couple of days - except that they realized I wasn't peeing and during two different "rapid response" treatments from the ICU nursing staff, it was decided that they would "Flood" my kidneys with IV fluids to try to stimulate them to start working -- Which DIDN"T work. My body stored all the fluid (14lts) and I gained 50 lbs overnight in my stomach.

Rob was getting very concerned and after speaking the Deb Danko at the Cancer Center, she and Dr Welt came to see me. It was determined that there was nothing surgically that could be done and so they transported me on Friday via ambulance to Robert Packer in Sayre PA. That is where I spent the next four days - coaxing my kidneys and liver to function more normally. Sunday and Monday I started getting out of bed and walking so that they would let me come home. I was released from the hospital on Tuesday May 15 with 50 extra pounds - no clothing or shoes that fit me.

While driving home from the hospital, there was a strange feeling on my legs and I looked down to see that I had HUGE blisters forming on my legs. Then they popped and water started running out of me. All that water weight was working its way down into my legs and trying to find anyway out that it could - so my legs were leaking - all over the place. I have continued to have this "leaking" right up until now.

Last week was a huge challenge just coming back to normal. I returned to work on Thursday and that was a big struggle. I have been better each day from where I was the day before - and that's all anyone can ask.

Yesterday I had my blood work done for chemo (last AC-bad one) on Wednesday and my counts are good enough to get chemo. I am hoping that the "dehydrating" effect I normally have will work to relieve the rest of the water storage in my body - I think I am down to about 15-18 pounds right now.

I promise to be better about posting. I just got so sick so fast and things went so out of control.

Look for a post chemo post --- My love to all of you.
B