Well, here goes: I have pretty much recovered on my muscle "snap" sprain and can get back into a normal routine at home here.
John went in for a treatment yesterday and his veins were very difficult to get an IV in. It took 2 nurses and 5 times to get the needle in and stay. Then, they tested the blood and the doctor said the white cell count and his protein was too low to do a treatment. It was disappointing, because we just want the chemicals to do their job and not put it off a week here and a week there. They did give him some fluids, in a drip IV and got him rehydrated. Even though he seems to drink a lot, he gets so dehydrated, it causes all sorts of problems for him. One being, he has a difficult time concentrating and focusing on anything. His mind seems to be unable to process thoughts that require a comment and he just kind of stares it off.
On a good note, the doctor feels he is responding good to the treatment and is encouraging that things are working. He confirmed he will have another scan the end of December and see just how well things have worked.
He was us to having some company this week. The bishop and his family, the Thackers, the of the Jensen families, our neighbors, Debi and Laurie and the Ingoglia;s, from Paradise. Not all at once, of course. I'm attaching some pictures of two of Bishop Enger's children on John's Caddy and one of Sofia Jensen in another one. It was good for John to get his mind somewhere else.
And, we have had several dinners brought in this week. I think they took pity on me and my wacko hip.
I'm not going to add any more to this list as I am certain I will forget someone or some good deed and feel badly about it and probably won't start listing thing in future blog messages. So, just know we are being well attended to and love to hear from people, unless the "red" sign is out on the door. It says "sleeping", but could just mean John is not up to company at the moment.
Thanks for understanding and respecting our needs.
It is a real long week, when the treatment is postponed and takes some time for John to get out of the dumps from it.
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