Steroids are amazing. A new drug was added to my long list of pills last week. I took it for four days and broke out into an upper body rash. It itches all the time, especially at night. So yesterday, the doctor gave me a steroid injection, claiming it should get rid of the rash by tomorrow morning. Well right now is tomorrow morning. The rash is as bad as ever BUT after two hours of sleep, I’ve done two loads of wash (including ironing), made the bed, cleaned the kitchen, sorted all of my pills, etc. I’ve done about three days of housework since I gave up trying to sleep at 4:00 am.
I feel like I’ve had twelve cups of coffee but I haven’t had one. So the steroids didn’t help the rash but they certainly helped to clean things up around here. I’m going back this morning for another dose.
In other news, some of the tests that I took yesterday will show exactly how much cancer is left in me after the first stem cell transplant. There will no doubt be at least some cancer cells in the form of tumors. That’s why the second transplant is needed. The results of those tests will be out on Monday. Hopefully the number of cells will be minimal.
I had better stop writing. It’s after eight so I can vacuum now without waking up my neighbors.
Does the Costco in Seattle have the same sales as those here? Just curious because in the mail I found they have Sardines on sale. Starting Thursday, you can save money on the warehouse size sardines! Might want to stock up, no telling when this will happen again. Course, it could just be an Anchorage thing... Too bad you are so far away, I could use your steriod self to help get my house in order! In the meantime, I will just be thinking about you all the time and hoping you the best. Enjoy the Tuba on the roof!!
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