January 24, 2009: Jill had a bad afternoon. She started to get ready for a shower and all of a sudden she started to go into a cold sweat. Then she vomited and had pains in her stomach. The nurse was about to cover the PICC Line with plastic so it wouldn't get wet in the shower but Jill was just too weak to stand up or sit down for the shower. Then she started getting chills so she went back to bed. She is sleeping now (poor thing).
I think that between the chemotherapy and her blood counts still falling, it just is taking all of her energy. All of this is considered normal for the procedure she went through. Her WBC is 0.3. Her platelet count is 60 and something called the Absolute Neutrophils is too low to calculate.
She is very susceptible to infections while these counts are so low. If her platelet count goes below 10 they will transfuse.
She has diarrhea too, which knocks you out. Stool samples are taken every time she goes. If the results are negative three times in a row, then they rule out virus or infection. This morning all her three tests were negative, so it is a result of the chemotherapy.
We have to be patient and soon she will be doing better. I told her this is a small price to pay in exchange for better health.
Love
Doreen
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