December 22, 2014

• Worth It

  Oh the weather outside is frightful...

  Cold + Wind + Snow (heavy snow warnings) turns the 1.5 hour drive to the cancer center into more than a 2.5 hour drive.  Let me tell you that driving in bumper to bumper city traffic on roads that resemble a bumpy ice rink is not my idea of morning fun :/  I have never liked city driving, I am, however, an Indiana girl & I know how to drive on ice rink roads, but it is not something I enjoy.  I was so very tempted to cancel Joshy's checkup today, but the only other option we would have had would have been to take him on Christmas Day.  Christmas is not a holiday here, so it is business as usual.  New Years, on the other hand is a huge holiday here and all the hospital out patient departments will be closed ALL of next week.  NEEDING to have a checkup before the end of the year & not wanting to do a hospital run on Christmas, we headed out.

  After a super busy weekend, I was not up to being out the door at 7:15, our normal cancer center day departure time, let alone earlier than that to help make up for road conditions.  We did manage to be on the road by 7:30, which under normal conditions we could have squeaked in under the wire at our appointment time... OOPS.  We managed to arrive just over an hour late (how does one make a blushing face?).  Letter from the local doctor was delivered to Joshy's CC doctor, labs were drawn, and the wait started.  Labs came back fairly quickly and they were worth it.

  Everything but WBC's went up  (WBC's were in their "normal" place , but neutrophiles were low.  Not terrible considering he has been so ill)

  CRP, infection indicator, was down to almost normal

  Other whonky levels were better as well.

  Only other problem area were liver functions which were quite elevated, but that happens from time to time.

  The doctor seemed to think that the thyroid med adjustment might have helped the numbers.  He also thinks that Joshy was likely fighting something all of November which would have thrown numbers into crisis.  He seemed very pleased that Joshy has bounced back so well.  We also mentioned that we might start talking about the weening process for the immune suppression drug.  AND we don't have to go back for a month

  I was also able to pick up a letter/paper which had to be turned in by 12/26 to update a special insurance coverage Joshy has because of his "heavy illness" (aplastic anemia).  This letter was delivered to the appropriate city department right after we picked up J's prescriptions (the pharmacy will be closed next week as well).

  And now I am

  

  for the next day or 2.

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