Relaxing After a Four-week Whirlwind

The past almost four weeks have been a whirlwind of care facilities, doctors, nurses, care providers, tests, and needles. Here is a rundown:

• Visit to Instacare for nausea
• Trip to to ER because of a cough and extreme weakness
• Blood tests ... very anemic
• Blood infusion (2 units)
• Admission to the hospital
• CT scan to determine that I had pneumonia
• More blood tests
• More blood
• Scope to look for internal bleeding
• Bone marrow biopsy
• Cancer diagnosis
• More blood
• Full body bone x-rays ... wahoo no holes!
• Blood tests
• Home healthcare visit
• Utah Cancer Specialists initial visit
• Primary care doc visit
• Pain doctor visit for back injury
• Dentist
• Chemo class
• Zoo - this was a fun outing with my girls
• Chemo treatment
• Pain doc
• More blood (2 more units)
• Epidural lumbar steroid injection
• And last but not least - Chemo injection #2