Good news

The day started with a visit from my friend who not only taped my bag on my arm but also brought dinner...a lot of dinner. It was great to start the day with clean hair and my daughter was off to a pj party at school. I was off to the clinic to check my INR. The goal for me is to get a blood reading between 2 and 3. I came in at 1.8 on Tuesday which meant that I had to keep giving myself shots in the belly twice a day to prevent blood clots. So, I went for a new reading in hopes that I would be liberated of shots other than insulin. After three sticks, they gave up and said my veins were too small. This was obviously not my normal clinic. I was sent home again to call the office and figure out what dose of oral meds to take until my blood would cooperate.

The medication monitoring office arranged for me to go back later in the day to a different clinic closer to my house and try again. They had a different system so they could just poke my finger and not have to get a vein to cooperate. I am delighted to report that it worked and now my number is 3.4 which is too high but requires no shots. When it is too low, you have to avoid green foods. I am also free again to eat lettuce and broccoli.

My daughter had a fun play date today and is sleeping on the couch. It would be great except she hasn't had her dinner yet. We are heading back to the U tomorrow to see if the IVs are working and if my lung function is up at all. The stakes are a little high as I don't have a lot of antibiotic options. I was on one in the fall which tends to cause hearing loss and we don't have a lot of choices. I also don't have a lot of lung function to lose. So, as I tend to tell those in the know, "Think big numbers!"

Blessings,

Cindy