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Sunday, March 20, 2011

Changing of the guard.

Alex flew back home on Friday and my mom flew in yesterday. She's enjoying the 80 degree sunny weather, but we have to find her a place to get a pedicure so she can wear her flip flops.

My white blood cell count dropped yesterday right on schedule. So now I get the pleasure of sporting a mask in public and dousing myself constantly with hand sanitizer. I made the mistake yesterday of skipping putting my contacts in, and my glasses kept getting all fogged up from the mask. Lesson learned. ;p I'm feeling a bit more tired now that my white blood cell count is down, but at least it's helping me sleep better at night. I've also had a little bit of a cough/runny nose/sore throat the past couple of days. They did a nasal swab to test for viruses the other day but the results aren't back yet. My blood cultures have been negative and no fever so it's just an annoyance at this point and part of me thinks it might even be allergies.

Back to the clinic for my second shot of the day in a little bit. They like to do these injections in the belly, the don't really hurt but I've got little dots all over from all the sticks.

3 comments:

  1. Sniffles likely due to pollens there you are not used to... used to have same problem when going to Atlanta and Macon this time of year.
    Oh and tell your Maw.... drag her toes down the pavement if there's sidewalks there.... does the job and can't beat the price...

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  2. AWWWW, now you have your mom there for you, how great. Hi Auntie Jane, hope you got that pedicure you were looking for!! Jody, good luck this week, we are keeping the prayers going strong. My mom and dad send there love and with any luck my dad will figure out how to set up a google account so he can send you there love.

    Love ya--Lori

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  3. Foggy glasses uha? Glad to hear your resting and sleeping better. I'm glad the weather and sun is soothing your soul while the meds fight the fight in your body. Prayers and love; kels

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