Friday, February 18, 2011

Prayers for my PORT please!

Prayers for my PORT please!I went in to the oncology office feeling good to have my blood taken to test all my levels.  I knew there would be low levels but I did not expect all that happened! 
First my port refused to give blood so they flushed it over and over and over.  They tried a larger syringe to get more force but that did not work.  They laid me down in the chair, hold my arms above my head, cough, turn my head, stand up and raise my arms, stand on my tiptoes, and countless other tricks that did not work.  Then they put a drug in that they lovingly call "drano" which sits in there for 30 minutes and IT WORKED!  I am asking for prayers because the final round of E.C. is next Friday and in order to give it through my port they have to be able to pull blood out to ensure the drug stays in the veins because if it were to get out to my tissues it would destroy everything it comes into contact with which could be deadly.  Your prayers have helped so much over these past three months and I know together they will pull me through this as well!
If that is not bad... then the numbers came back and we had to wait to hear from the doctor (she was making her rounds at the hospital) to figure out what we should do.  My hemoglobin was rather low and my White Blood Count is nearly non-existent.  I am very much susceptible to catching anything I come in contact with.  My platelets numbers saved me from any treatment and I was sent home to stay in little contact with people and keep up with washing hands and eat safe food.  I now understand what anemia is because I have all the symptoms but I thought they were all due to the chemo.  We have looked up all the right foods to eat to increase hemoglobin so I will be keeping to those.
I pray all of you are well and have a wonderful weekend with these lovely high temps we are blessed with!

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