Ultrasound done. Looks to be no blood clot! Yayness
CT complete. Will be an hour or so before those results are back.
Last night we were discharged at 4 am. Didn’t get home until after 6.
I was diagnosed with a blocked salvatory gland. Due to all the meds I have been taking for this sinus infection.
Here’s the kicker. The only way to fix the blocked gland…..is to eat sour candy! Now I can handle that!
Well change of plans. We are checked in at the ER next to the James. While eating the swelling in my neck had gotten worse and we were advised to go to the ER. At least this way I can get my CT and ultrasound done faster.
So mom and I are headed to Columbus. The James wants to evaluate me. With my sinus infection and now a swollen gland or node on my jaw line.
I pray this doesn’t land me in the hospital. But just incase I’ve packed a bag.
So we ended up at Delphos Urgent Care thus afternoon. The James wanted us to be sure my lungs ate still clear.
So far we have had my bloody central line dressing changed, had a chest xray, and cbc’s checked.
Lungs sound good, still waiting on xrays to come back, and cbc’s look good. And here I was thinking I was going to wind up in the hospital today. Looks like a sinus infection for me.
So change of plans yet again.
Transplant Admission is now on the 21st.
My transplant admission has been moved back a full week. Admission on the 16th with transplant on the 23rd. My donor wasn’t available for the week we had planned so everything is moved back a full week.
We also have learned my donor is from the states.
Peach Fuzz – A Word From Jen
As I sit here in the waiting area of the hematology department there is this guy sitting a ways away from me. His hair is falling out much like all the others around me. The woman with him whom I can only assume to be his mother based on what she does.
She reaches over and is talking to him and touches his balding head much like my mom does quite frequently.
Must be a mom thing to want to touch the peach fuzz on a balding head. Like it’s supposed to be comforting
Cancer takes more away from a person than most realize.
Like for instance I can count on one hand the number of times I have driven a car since October. Those 5 times have only been around my small town.
I have to be driven everywhere. My independence to drive is one thing I have lost through this whole cancer bs.
My leukemia can cause me to become light headed and dizzy. Also cancer requires chemo. This we all know. And there really is such a thing called chemo brain. With this one can become confused and disoriented. Also one can be excessively tired out of the blue. Such things are not safe to have while driving.
Once I am in the clear of my chemo brain which takes weeks to get too. I can drive short distances.
With my transplant coming up in the next week or two things won’t change much in the driving world. It could be a good 6 months before I’m allowed behind the wheel.
Tomorrow I may get the chance to drive myself to my appointment in Lima. This may be the last chance I get to enjoy my independence when it comes to driving.
Cancer takes away so much more than people realize. It’s a cruel bully I hope to silence once and for all.
Had an amazing time at the Hockey game. Can’t wait to go again 
sometime!
Rally Together With Jennifer 