Black Bag is OFF!

Well another milestone has been reached. Carla got rid of the chemo black bag with its two IV infuser pumps. Her blood work had good results. Her CRP which can indicate infection or other inflammation was moderately elevated yesterday but was back to normal today. He white blood count is dropping fast. It was 3 something today. When it gets below 2 is when she is neutropenic and we have to be careful about germs.

Because if this upcoming germ problem, I spent time this morning cleaning the carpet in our apartment. It was terrible.

Since my last post we have had a bout with severe constipation. After 14 hours of cramps and little sleep two nights and much prayer we hopefully have that under control.

Yesterday was her last day for Thalidomide tablets and the nurse had assured us they had faxed the prescription and she would call us when they were in. Well, she didn't call and the fax was to the wrong department of CareMax. I think Calgene, the maker of Thalidomide, gave the Myeloma Institute the wrong fax number for CareMark. Anyway, after four long phone calls yesterday we got the Thalidomide over night express by FedEx this morning. Carla was only 12 hours late on taking it. The nurses have assured us this is OK. The problem is you generally take it just before bedtime as it tends to put you to sleep. Carla spent most of her three hours at the blood lab dosing in the recliner.

Since her Kyphoplasty and epidural on Tuesday her back has felt great until today. You can feel the bottom of the rod on her back. This is strong evidence that the lower screw in her rod has pulled out from the T9 vertebrae like a screw in soft wood. Except for her daily trip to the blood lab she is staying in bed protecting her back. We have an appointment with a spine specialist Tuesday at 9:45. We really feel this is our current prayer concern. It is a huge disappointment for Carla. She is feeling rather down.