It was another really busy week last week. Over the weekend, I was admitted to Ball Hospital (Muncie) because I couldn't speak clearly, could not find my words and would fall asleep before the end of the sentence. It turned out to be a combination between infection (not sure where I got that) and my amonia levels were too high. This is often seen in people whose liver is shot, like mine...we just had never seen it in me before so didn't know what we were looking at. They finally were able to narrow down the diagnosis on Tuesday afternoon and I was discharged on Wednesday about 4 p.m.
On Tuesday, I went down to IU Med Center (indy) to begin tests to see if they are able to do the transplant or not. On Thursday, we went for follow up testing and they took 20 vials of blood during the blood draw. Talk about being sucked dry!!
Tomorrow Mary Foster is taking me back down to Indy for a heart catheterization. Sounds a little scarey to me so say a prayer that everything goes well. If the doctor decides to operate on "something or other" during the procedure (I don't have the sheet in front of me, I will have to spend the night...and I DON'T want to spend the night. AT ALL. So please also pray that I get to come home tomorrow with Mary. On the way home, we plan to stop at David's and see his apartment.
Tommy was in this past weekend for the Freeman family reunion. I got to see him briefly Friday night, but we were both tired, so we both fell asleep in front of the TV.
Cody won a scholarship portion yesterday. He will attend a leadership conference at Washington University in St. Louis. It is hosted at the conference and they stay at the Crowne Plaza and he'll be with hundreds of others from across the county. There were 6 kids selected from Delaware County (8 school districts) who will attend, all expenses paid.
As you can tell, I'm not as regular at updating the blog. I'll try to get better, but a lot depends on what appointments I have for that week.
I got to stay in Oncology
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Oh Lenette...what a week! Glad to hear you came out of it ok! I know your new normal becomes new again much more frequently these days and that in itself can be difficult. Hopefully they will make the decision to transplant & get it done soon.
I was so glad to hear about Cody's good news. That is certainly quite an accomplishment & is a great opportunity for him. How proud you must be of those guys of yours.
Hope things go well for you tomorrow as well. I'll be sending positive energy your way all day tomorrow! We had a death in the family (my dad's brother), so we will be a bit preoccupied tomorrow at the funeral, but will be thinking of you anyway! Take care!
love ya,
Cindy, Jeff & Chelsea
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