Treatment, and more time on 5300

On Tuesday, Anna was a little nervous that her hemoglobin number had dropped as that is generally an indicator of further cancer developments. After talking with her doctor, she felt a little bit better about it because his belief was that it was more likely just a prior false high and then related to the blood samples that they had been taking. They wound up giving her a couple of units of blood on Tuesday just to help add some back in and get her on the road to recovery. When I arrived on Tuesday evening she was a little bit out of it, but after resting for a while she was able to hang out and talk for a little bit.
 
Today, she had another round of chemo delivered via Lumbar Puncture. Additionally, her Oncologist decided that while they were doing the Lumbar Puncture, they decided to do a Bone Marrow biopsy again, as a precaution to check again to see if there is any detection of Leukemia in the marrow. The procedure went ok, but wasn't done until pretty late in the day. Given they won't let you eat after midnight of the night before, it made for a long day of no food... and with lots of meds running through her system, that makes her a bit shaky. After the procedure, she had to go through the customary 3 hours of being flat on her back. Shortly after I arrived she was finally able to get up and move around a bit. We had a nice dinner together and she was pretty chatty. All in all, I think she's doing betterr then when she was admitted, and I'm optimistic that maybe she'll get home by Friday or Monday. We'll know more tomorrow
 
They changed Anna's room tonight... She had been with an older woman who has Pancreatic cancer. The other night this woman was in such pain. It was really difficult to listen to her, and made both of us uncomfortable and sad. I think they are letting this woman go home soon, but unfortunately it's really just because there is nothing left for them to do. Her family has been constantly around, so it is always good to see when people have that kind of support. I just hope she goes home and goes peacefully.
 
It really is tough to be around some of this pain and suffering. Hopefully, Anna will get out of here soon and that will help quite a bit emotionally. Anna has remained strong and in good spirits throughout her recent visit.
 
Thanks everyone for checking in. I gotta get home and get some sleep... I'm hoping TJ is still awake!