The pain in my legs and back has steadily increased over the past two days due to the Neupogen shots jump starting my stem cell engraftment process. The pain was manageable with low dose dilaudid yesterday, but today they had to up the dose to keep me from crying like a baby. Even with the increased dose, I'm still feeling intense pain in my lower back and legs, especially as the medicine wears off. It is now 10:30pm and my last dose was at 8:50pm. I'm hoping the pain subsides soon, or at least doesn't return until I can take my next dose at 11:50pm. Slight fevers still continue along with the pain, but drinking fluids and the cold wash cloth on the forehead have been doing the trick.
My most recent lab report came back at 6:00pm today and put a nice big smile on my face. My white blood cell count was 1.5 and all other blood counts were within hospital discharge limits - woohoo! No more Neupogen shots, platelets, blood transfusions, PICC line, waking at 2:00am for vital signs, etc:)
I will be discharged sometime tomorrow and stay at a hotel nearby with my brother, Carl, until my appointment next Wednesday the 16th. It will be a lifesaver having him around as my caregiver, as I still fatigue very quickly and require assistance with lifting, walking around, running errands, etc.
I plan on flying back to Hawaii on 17 March and can't wait to give my two little daughters, Wendy and my entire extended family hugs and kisses!
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