My leukemia's back.

[jgoldy2]

Okay, that's how I'm going to resolve the Girl Scout attack at the grocery store too! I hate the cookies - I'm not much for sweets anyway but those are just plain yuckky to me. (Sorry if that offends any GS moms and dads out there). But I always end up buying some anyway, then take them home and pitch them. None of us are real crazy about any of the flavors. Now I'll just do exactly what you did. What a great idea! Would someone explain to me why those little Girl Scouts are always totally adorable with huge, pleading eyes? Is it planned?

I know that is how people feel, I actually am a girl scout, just buy a donation box and they will donate it to a charity, I am not offended they want their prizes and might be trying to save up for something

 

[chickwhispers]

I just found this thread and hope all goes well for you and your family and donor as well!

 

[lazy gardener]

Better days ahead, Rachel!

 

[sourland]

Thinking of you.

 

[N F C]

Me too

 

[donrae]

thank you all for the prayers and good thoughts!

I'm in the hospital, day T-7, getting the pre-transplant chemo. So far so good, although no one told me I'd be gettting a med called Klonopin to help prevent seizures--it's a cousin to Ativan or Valium, so I took a nice nap this morning

. Mom got here this afternoon and we've been catching up, it's been nice. No nausea!

Yesterday am they put a triple lumen central line in my chest and that was pretty much a horrible experience. Apparently I'm not great at advocating for myself, but when the person doing the procedure says "how are you doing" and you're literally crying and saying "Not good. It feels like you're trying to pull the skin off my chest"....wouldn't you think that would be a cue to give some more pain meds? It was truely horrible. I'm never, ever having something like this done again without Don or a good, assertive friend there to advocate for me, even if friends or family aren't allowed in the procedure room. Not having an advocate will literally be a deal breaker for me. They also put the stupid thing right against my shoulder, where my bra needs to fit. Now, some women wouldn't think a thing about this, but with my build and level of modesty, the bra is a necessity. Oh, and the three ports on the thing, that should point straight up or straight down...no, they go striaght to the side, into my freaking armpit. Ick! and uncomfortable. It was so bad I pretty much took all the drugs they had available last night to quit replaying the procedure in my mind over and over...and trying to keep it covered during the shower was a complete joke. The manager of the unit was supposed to come talk to me about it today but I never saw anyone.....anyway, I'm sure trying to get over it, but it was kinda a trauma thing. I'd swore I wasn't going to complain or fuss about anything here, but here I am

 

[chickwhispers]

and hope the rest of your proceedures go smooth and are much less traumatic and painful.
Complain and vent all you like, want and need to. It's not good to keep it bottled up inside.

 

[N F C]

We're here for you Rachel, vent all you want. I hope things go better from here on out.

Keeping you and your family in my prayers.

 

[sourland]

Hey, that's why we are here.

OK - one more crap thing over and done with. One step closer to the goal.

 

[3goodeggs]

Fuss away sweetie, give me their number I will fuss at them for you!
Grrrr.

Get mad! Burn down some houses! When they make the sweet quiet kid turn on them, they have done it WRONG!
let them know.
You are NOT their practice person.
You want the people who have done this before.

Jimminy cricket. do I need to come over there?

I'd get arrested. They'd just sedate you.