Me and me mateys are thrashin' about in the sea of Thrush, where a great, giant wave wash over me and sent me to me cabin for many days. After thrashing about in me bed while me mateys tried to keep control of de ship, I be losin' count of de days. The scallywag thrush pushes me into de burning fe'ers on a Saturday and forces me and me mateys to land on de island of Hos Pee Tal. De Medicine Man there is a decent mate, but no one likes to see 'em. De Man has some nice lasses to help me get de grubs and potions me needed to sail the seas again. Medicine Man says me white counts be low, and then he says me red counts be low. De Man gets me a couple pints of blood. Me wishes it were some grog instead, but alas, it did make me feel better. I was pining to sail de seas, so by a Tuesday dey lets me go back with me mateys. I still be weak but gettin' me sea legs back and I'm back to sailing for de booty again. That blasted X is just a gettin' closer. Yo-Ho-Ho!
To interpret, the thrush wasn't getting better after a week on meds. I started running a fever on Saturday, so Josh and I had a hot date in the ER. They saw my white counts were low, so they kept me, and started me on antibiotics. By Monday, my reds were down and I ended up needing 2 units of blood. I was sooo sleepy before they gave me the blood from the anemia. The Lacks Cancer Center at St. Mary's has a great inpatient unit. They have their own kitchen, and you can order anything from their menu that you want at any time from 7 am to 7 pm. So if you want 6 meals, you can get them. My mouth finally started improving by Monday, and my counts were up enough that I could go home on Tuesday. I didn't have chemo this week. It's a good thing as I am still recovering both physically and emotionally. Something about the hospital just knocks it out of you. Well, that is my saga.
Yo Ho, me hearties!
PS: The pirate story was one that I made up to amuse myself in the hospital, so I posted it to prove to my dear husband that I really am crazy! Ha, ha!
3 comments:
Looks like you'll be ready for Talk Like a Pirate Day in just over a month! :)
Seriously, though- praying for you & glad you're home...
You are so funny! I'm amazed that you can keep your sense of humor even while you're "thrashin about in the sea of Thrush". Get lots of rest. I'll be praying for you, Josh and the girls.
Aw, man! Sara beat me to it! I was going to let you know that Nat'l Talk Like a Pirate Day is Sept. 19th or something like that - you should take advantage of that cuz you're really good! It was fun to read the blog out loud to Jake! =) It was so good to see you Sunday even if it was quick and I'm so glad you're feeling better. Love ya!
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