I can now let you all know that I wished you a Happy Easter from the hospital. I was doing fine with the new drug until about 6pm Saturday evening. I began getting itchy, broke out in hives and had trouble breathing. A trip to the emergency room put me in the hospital overnight. It was a reaction to the new chemo drug. By about 3am, I finally went to sleep with the hives finally decreasing.
Next up was my blood work. The dr. saw me Sunday morning and said my potassium was coming close to dangerously low so they were going to give me potassium, a lot of fluids, draw more blood at 2pm and probably send me home.
At 2pm my blood was drawn only to indicate that my potassium was good(yea!), but my hemoglobin had dropped significantly(oh the perils of chemo). So, I'm staying another night to get a blood transfusion.
Prayers that everything goes smoothly and I'm out of here tomorrow. I still can rejoice in this beautiful Easter Day though and am very grateful for the wonderful hospital staff who are taking care of me!
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