On Friday morning we were going to take liz to the Portland airport and I was turning white and sweating after a fairly dark and unpleasant movement. I must have pushed out mostly digested blood, as the impact on me was quick.
Liz changed her flight to Sunday, as we rushed to the ER and my blood level was back down to 6.8 again. I was admitted to the hospital, and over Sat/Sun had 4 bags of blood transfused. On Saturday, I had another Endoscopy with the very nice and competent Gastrosurgeon Dr Chun. She found and cauterized the new bleeder, and so far my blood has held steady. I was discharged Monday morning with blood levels around 9.5.
I was lucky when being assigned a room, as the nurse remembered me and I got a nice single unit. I think I must have diamond status or something now...it pays to be friendly with your nurses, plus it's better than being a jerk.
Today I received my 2nd infusion of Keytruda, and had another blood test, and the result was 9.8, which was quite uplifting. Diamond status must count for something I suppose?
We've decided I need to have a portacath installed to facilitate future infusions, transfusions and blood draws, as my arms are dang tired of all the needles. Also we're trying to get set up with home health visits to check blood a couple of times a week. My hope is the last procedure will keep me plugged for a while.
My reflection while being infused today:
We love you Doss. Prayers are being sent. Hope you receive them soon.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the support Diana! It means a lot to me.
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