Volunteers at MD Anderson
Heart pillow from www.TheCommonThreadCircle.org volunteer services gave me. They were walking around with a cart of all kinds of cool hats, scarves, pillows, etc. and giving them out to the patients. I have another heart pillow at home that was given to me by a volunteer and sleep with it under my hip/leg every night!! Helps a lot with the pain from the cancer in my...
Cindy
Cindy working hard!! ~Jamie
Chemo
In the hallway with Cindy at MD Anderson waiting for chemo to start. Long day, super tired and haven’t even started yet Can’t wait to get home and in bed....
Chemo and needles
Sisterly love. My sister pinching my fat so I could give myself my Neupogen shot to boosts white blood cell production. Cindy and Adam also brought soup, vitamins, boost, etc…. I haven’t moved from bed since Friday evening and am now suspicious that getting sick last week was a side effect of chemo and not an infection. Yesterday : severe stomach issues, extremely weak, loss of appetite Today: stomach a little better, weak, headache, nausea Ready to feel normal again Also, can’t wait for the day there are more effective treatment options with less side effects !!!!! ~...Chemo
2 days after chemo and feeling almost normal. Started Neupogen shots last night, which I actually inject into myself. I have come a long way considering I am a needle phobic fainter, lol. Starting experiencing a little more nausea this time after chemo and the next day, but luckily I have zofran to keep it under control. I think I gained 5 pounds yesterday from Amanda putting food next to my computer every couple hours and then my mom stuffing me with extra food at dinner. Thank god for good friends and family!!! Hoping to find time to squeeze golf into my schedule this weekend, need lots of practice for our golf tournament we are starting to plan for next...ER
Got home last night around 2:30 am, almost feeling normal again. So, what did I learn? No salad bars after chemo. I went out to eat after chemo when my immune system was likely at the lowest point. It was also the first day of my Neupogen shots, so my white blood cell count was likely really low on that day. Also, before our daughter went back to school we went to Cabo about 2 weeks ago. My doctor did not recommend travel, probably should have listened I ended up picking something up there and was just starting to get better last week. Lessons Learned: 1. Do not go to Mexico right after chemo when doctor tells you not to travel / just because I’m 30, doesn’t mean I’m invincible 2. No salad bars after chemo...
ER
Night, night from the ER at MD Anderson. Doing better Was extremely dehydrated, along with several other low counts. They have me on fluids, electrolytes, magnesium, calcium, potassium, cypro, and f… (another antibiotic for my stomach). Had to be rolled in with a wheelchair, could hardly move, was barely talking, was freezing, hadn’t eaten, and couldn’t keep food in my stomach. Now, after several hours of being here with meds feeling soooooooo much better!!!!!!!!! My mom is now up here taking the night shift, so Garrick could get home and take Mikala to school in the morning. Don’t know what I would do without Garrick, my Mom and the rest of our friends and family. Ready to get better and get back on...
Texans
Been sick in bed for almost 2 days, dragged myself out of bed to make my bald debut at the first Texans game. We will be in our seats 1st row 40 yard line behind the Texans defense in case you see a bald woman FYI: I do all chemo in Texans gear, pic is from Wednesdays chemo....
Smoothie
Interesting colored smoothie my Mom made me this...
IV
Ok, so back to reality Last Thursday was my PET scan and today is my appointment to get my results to see if the chemo I am on is working, super scary!! Last week my veins were misbehaving, lol. It was a 4 stick day, but luckily the staff was soooo great that I actually had no near fainting episodes:) You cannot eat 6 hours before the scan, so I hadn’t eaten anything since the night before and only had a little water. When I don’t eat and haven’t had a lot of water, my veins will typically be a little more complicated. My veins are little and you can barely see them. Luckily, I now have a port (pictured above)!!! So, it is not very often an Iv has to be started in my arm Interesting info: Before the scan they test your blood sugar and mine was 47 (probably explains why I was moody that day). Before the test, they inject glucose with radio isotopes attached, which allows the scan to “see” where the cancer cells...
Chemo
Toro helped me out today for my shots:) Low white blood cell count /2.1 L. (0.61/neutrophil), Chemo cancelled this week and now getting 3 days of Neupogen shots to stimulate white blood cell production....
Wristbands
Just in case anybody is wondering what 10,000 wristbands look like, check this out...
Hair
Having a bad hair day. This is from this morning only....
Jamie’s Hope / Cleveland
My sister Cindy with Adam in Cleveland, Ohio. Always working Love my sister sooo much!!...
Lost Some Hair
In Second Baptist parking lot and lost some...
Anesthesia Assessment Completed
Just completed anesthesia assessment, everything went great and scheduled for port on Monday! No more IV’s (except for a few procedures / certain imaging...
Day 2 of Antibiotic Shots
Just left MD Anderson about 20 minutes ago. Day 2 of antibiotic shots to get my white blood cell count...
What a Port Looks Like
At Port pre-op this morning. The pics are a sample of what a port looks like. Sounds like this will really help with my needle...
Me and My MD Anderson Buddy
Me and my MD Anderson buddy All labs normal today, except for low potassium (3.3 L. mEq/L), taking prescription potassium for the next 5 days to get levels back to normal. Chemo cancelled until next week, giving lungs time to...Donate Here
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