Friday 5-6-10

I'm still trying to get this computer to perform like the old one was set up. I still can't get the fonts and size of font to work. This damn thing still likes to do it it's way. My aol has a mind of it's own also. I can't get an icon to go on my start up screen. I have to go to the Internet icon and then it comes up aol. I've tried to put in two of my important programs and they will not set up correctly. My printer will not do the HP start up screen so I can decide what I want to do. You can do a number of things, fax, copy, scan. and some other things I don't need that often. I can get it to do anything but copy. That is a manual thing that I can actually do with the copier. Darrin, I can't wait until you come home and show me what the ^%$^**^$* to do with all this stuff. The other thing is this shuts down when you don't use it for some time, it's one of those green things I guess. If it stays off too long then the entire computer shuts down and they you have to go through boot up. I love change.

Today was my first day for the two chemo's. I got there at 7:30 and got out at 1:30. Not bad when you consider that Adahmi didn't show up for out 7:45 appointment until about 8:30. He always has some great excuse for not being on time. He then takes about 10 minutes to look at my chart to see who I am and what he should be talking to me about. I then have to remind him of the mistakes that were made the last time and ask him to change it on the chart. I take 12 pills so I don't have to get the one medicine that kicks my blood sugar sky high. It still goes up, but when they give it to me in my port, it is too much to fast. It lasts longer in my system also. This will effect me until at least Sunday. I can't really taste anything anyway so food is not all that important any way. I went to the Golden Carrol today because I wanted a salad and some meat. The salad was OK, but the meat was bad. Or at least too me it was bad. I took a bit out of each thing and set it aside. I was able to find the spinach and cauliflower and it was OK, noting special. As mom always said: put enough butter and salt on it and it will taste better.

The experience at the chemo session was OK once I got into the chemo fusion area. It just so happened that it was Nurse appreciation day and no one in the place knew it. I heard it on the radio as I was coming in, so I wad a hero when I wished each of the nurses that helped me. a happy nurse application day. I then told them they should be on the DR's butts for not knowing it was nurse appreciation day and they should have planned something special for them for lunch or something. As I was leaving I did see one of the Dr's being cornered by three of the nurses. I gave them the thumbs up and left. I love seeing action taking place. I'm sure the Dr's will love me.

I didn't find out today that my hemoglobin is lower than it should be. They don't like to give the chemo if it is below 10, mine was in the 9's. They do have a pill that they can give you that will increase it, but if it goes above 12, you might have a heart attack or a stroke. I told him I didn't want any part of that pill so let me have it the way it is. He said I would be very tired and that I should not try to work out for at least a week. Since I off for a week I hope that by the 20th. It will be back around 10. If not I might have to get a blood transfusion before they will give me chemo again. They don't really like to give a transfusion unless it is in the 7's. So I will need the prayers to get it back in the 10 for the next time. My BP was good 123/70 but my HR is still high 113. I'll keep in touch. Love to all. Tom