"I'm Ready To Get The Hell Out Of Here"

When I asked mom this morning what she wanted everyone to know from the blog, that was her response! Getting back to the Beth we all know and love!

Mom looked good this morning. She was able to sit in her chair almost all day yesterday, and she's going to try and do that again today. She knows that the more she can move, the quicker she gets to go home, so that's a huge motivation for her.

Her oncologist came in this morning and he gave a positive report. Her white blood cell count is at an all-time low (still from the chemo), so no surprises there. She is more susceptible to infection than ever, so he wants to make sure she moves around a little today so that her skin on her back can heal. Visitors to her room still need to wear masks to protect her. He thinks that once her white count starts to bounce back (hopefully beginning this weekend), her wounds will really show some progress. Until then, the vacuum pack will probably stay on her abdomen wound, and they will likely change the gauze on her collarbone wound today.

She is not running a fever anymore, and the swelling in her hands has gone down some. They gave her Lasix yesterday to get rid of some of the fluid, and that seemed to work. After the Lasix, she peed 3 Liters! She'll probably beat me up after she finds out I posted how much she peed on her blog, but it's a really good thing that the fluid is getting out of her. Hooray for urine.

She was a little sick to her stomach yesterday, but today she said she may try to eat something, which she hasn't done since last week. She is still in pain especially when she moves, but she is determined to sit up again, and that's a great sign.