This will be a short post, because I am on bedrest. I have pneumonia. Yep, I was fine on Wednesday. I had a sore throat and a small cough, but I didn't think much of it. By Wed at midnight I had a nasty cough. After several calls back and forth to the oncologist he immediately put me on antibiotics (thank God for 24 hour pharmacies). We debated about whether I should go to the ER for a chest x-ray. He agreed to let me sleep it out since I did not have a fever, despite the coughing a wheezing, under the agreement that if I had a slight fever or got any worse during the night I would go to the hospital immediately.
The next morning I talked to the oncologist again and he put me on a narcotic cough medician and put me on strict bed rest for the next several days.
I am frustrated on many levels. First, I am frustrated that Jeff has so much more work to do now. At least even with chemo nausea I am functional to help with the family a least a couple hours a day. The last 2 days I have not been able to contribute ANYTHING to the house. So he is getting Bethany ready for school, caring for Liam all day, looking for a new job, doing phone interviews, cooking meals for all of us, cleaning the house, finishing his current job so he can get his severance, dealing with house building crap, and now caring for me and my needs. He has not complained, but I know he is exhausted physically and emotionally. I feel so useless to the family at this time. I know all the BS about how my job is "to heal", but that doesn't make me feel much better. Please pray for Jeff and his strength. Please continue to pray for his job situation, it is so stressful to be in limbo. He has some great leads, but still nothing concrete yet.
Please throw in a quick prayer for my healing, especially in time for my next chemo on tuesday so there would be no delays. (I know this seems funny to pray for healing so I can get sick again.)
This too shall pass...
Walt met with his oncologist yesterday and got his first hormone shot. I have not spoken to them about the details of the appt., and I know they have not received the lab work from their surgery yet. They have decided not to start radiation until they return from a trip to Israel in October. Again, I don't know the full details of all these timing decisions. That is the only update I have for now.
Kat
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crap on a cracker. i HATE feeling useless!!!
what kind of a recovery time are you looking at for this latest setback, and do you need a hand? seriously. i'm driving as far south as central PA for a wedding on saturday. if you need an extra pair of hands in the house for a few days, i could keep going south instead of coming back up on sunday, be there monday, & stay as long as you need me. this is me completely totally seriously not needed here right now. jeff's got my number.
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