Day 2: Uneventful Day at the Clinic

I'm going to run out of adjectives for the days if they keep up at this pace, and I think we're all ok with that. As such, I'll keep it short. But I'd be naive if I thought they'd all be like this. One can always hope and pray!

We arrived, they drew blood. During the conversation, Mom shared that she's not staying asleep very well. Falling asleep is not a problem (thanks to Ambien), but staying asleep is. So we've souped up the Ambien to Ambien CR. It's more of a controlled-release prescription to keep her asleep. I'm happy to report she's sleeping well right now.

I probably misspoke a bit b/c Mom's face was a little flush, which sure got a reaction. Clearly if anything is visibly evident (that could be construed as graph vs. host I assume) they will roll everyone out for it. Ganguly came in to look, and asked if Mom had been in the sun. Well Mom is following strictly the guidelines of isolation. The only 'outside' time she had yesterday was to / from the car and sitting in the Target parking lot while I ran inside.

Ganguly said she'll need sunscreen every time she's outside as her skin is very sensitive right now. But he decided her appearance was a combination of the pre-radation drugs and the radiation treatment. Mom got a good laugh out of all the attention just a little change in color will bring.

The only thing they found in her bloodwork was she needed additional fluids. Well I should say it wasn't even from the bloodwork. Another quick evaluation they do is 3 sets of blood pressure and pulse readings. Maybe this is something we can all take to measure our hydration b/c I certainly had no clue. :) They have her lie down for 30 - 60 seconds, then take a measurement. That baseline is then compared to the blood pressure / pulse while sitting then standing. The idea is to have them all the same. And there was a very slight change when she stood up.

So that sent us for a fluid IV. I asked Mom this evening if she'd had enough to drink today so we can avoid that. She said if she has the same thing happen tomorrow then she's giving up water altogether b/c she had so much today. Too funny.

I guess there was more today than I initially thought, but still minute in the grand scheme of things. We'll hope for more of the same tomorrow!