Heidi in May at her 50th bday party

Heidi in May at her 50th bday party
The odds-on favorite

Monday, October 18, 2010

Hospital Day 14, and awaiting Chemo Day 14

Heidi still not looking like a chemo patient
Remember the entire day counting misunderstanding?  Perhaps I should call it a difference in counting assumptions.  Now it deepens further.  The 14-day bone marrow is supposed to occur on (drum roll, please) day 14.  Is it Hospital Day 14?  No.  Is it Chemo Day 14?  One would think so, but it isn't.  Because the first bag of chemo drugs didn't finish until Chemo Day 2, the seventh bag of chemo drugs didn't finish until Chemo Day 8, which was Hospital stay Day 9.  Everyone following along with me so far?  Anyone need to watch the day counting video again?  So Bone Marrow Day 14 actually occurs on Chemo Day 15 which is Hospital Day 16 which is Wednesday. 
So those of you counting days (I, for one) have to wait two more days for the bone marrow biopsy.  Hopefully the chemo drugs did their job and the bone marrow will be free of the baddies.  I think we get preliminary results Friday, but maybe not till next week.  I'd tell you which day number that will be but it's giving me a headache. 

Today was package delivery day.  Following a care package from Laura K. on Saturday, there were three packages delivered today from Sylvia, Lisa and Lori McD.  Oh, do I need to mention the packages delivered last week from Nikki, Alex & Sylvia?  I'm going to have to drive the truck on check-out day.  Today the nurse brought the mail in on a wheelchair because it was too much to carry.  Quite a pick-me-up.  Thank you, everyone!

1 comment:

  1. How come I haven't seen any pictures of Mom in the jammies I sent?

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