i'm still in the hospital, but i should be going home tomorrow. i'm feeling fine. i haven't had to have any pain meds today and it doesn't even really feel like i had surgery yesterday. my infection seems to be getting better. at least it looks less pink to me :) the doctors are waiting on my cultures... apparently there are different antibiotics for different infections. right now i'm getting a coctail of a bunch of antibiotics in my iv. once they have a better idea of what my infection exactly is, they'll be able to give me an oral version. there's a chance i'll go home on iv antibiotics, and the visiting nurse will have to come out twice a day to administer them, but i'm hoping not to have to deal with all that.
my oncologist came to visit me today. he's such a nice guy. he reiterated that this is a bump in the road, and that it will all be okay. he's okay with me taking a couple of weeks off of chemo to heal, and thinks that i should be able to start back up the week after next or so. we'll see.
i got the okay to go to the komen walk on sunday, and should be back to work on monday, so all should be well.
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Dear Meredith,
This is Linda Ristow from Plymouth. I am a first time user of blogging, so I'm not sure if I have already posted my comment or not since I needed to create an account and click through many windows and blablablabla....
I am so impressed by your blog. I was happy to see you at church two weeks ago and meant to say "hi" but got snagged by someone.
As a Befriender at Plymouth I have been holding you in my heart and praying that your perky and vibrant personality stays strong!
I would ask a zillion questions, but the point of a blog is for one to read the entries and journey along. I will keep in touch and read more entries.
Take Care,
Linda
Hey girlie,
I saw Lindsay and Simma at school tonight. She said you were doing good and now I see that's the case! I'm not going to pretend this doesn't suck...but it could be worse and your doc is right...it's just a bump in the journey. Let me know if you need anything!
Sending you happy Chai thoughts :)
linda- the point of a blog is conversation :) feel free to ask questions!
jenna- i'm working very hard on getting over the loss of my boob... luckily, there's no reason to think i can't get it back!
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