Thursday Evening.......November 30th

Linda awoke again with a high pulse rate..it dipped during the day but still not normal.....so tomorrow we look forward to the internist working on this problem. At no time did Linda get dizzy so the fluid intake has been good..she has been very conscious about getting plenty of fluids.

Towards the end of today she started to feel weaker and generally not too hot....perhaps a sign that she is heading downhill into neutropenia. Yesterday her counts were such that being around people was not a problem......but if she feels poorly tomorrow we will most likely head back to the clinic to get another blood test and a booster if needed. If she is neutropenic we will avoid the crowds etc....the numbers give those clues.

Linda is eating pretty good...mindful that it translates to good health....she ate about 5 times today in moderate amounts and will have some ice cream later tonight before retiring. The doctor said yesterday they were not concerned about her eating.....the concern was during the time when the chemo and radiation were together....and they indicated at that time that Linda's weight loss was less than most....anyway I am still reminding her to keep the nourishment going in...and she is doing that. They also supported the exercise program she is doing.

Notes about "Sadie the Lady"...Sadie had her 60 day followup appointment with the vet today...and the good news is the stones are gone...a $1,400 savings....last year the vet (another one) operated to get rid of the stones....this vet used an antibiotic and special food to do the trick...we are aware that this will be a life long problem so continued monitoring and testing will be necessary. She is continuing on the antibiotics for another 30 days to make sure all the bacteria is gone.....she has acted normal for quite a while so the clues were there that there wasn't a problem continuing.

Final note......Linda has been slowly decorating for Christmas..one of her favorite things to do....son Jim is coming over Monday and he and friends will set up the Christmas tree and decorate it as that is a big task and Linda is limited to smaller tasks over a longer period of time.....Jim had one question.."how are they going to get the tree"..my response: "it's in a box in the garage"...his response: "oh".......

Dave