They said there's some expensive treatment she can get--she can't take her scheduled chemo today, and if she's not back up by next week they'll give it to her.
Ben: I didn't ask for any of this. I just want to be normal. Gronx: I wanted to be an underwear model. We play the hand we're dealt.
'Touched'
Natter 69: Practically names itself.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
§ ita § - Jan 17, 2012 12:37:01 pm PST #16835 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Kate P. - Jan 17, 2012 12:41:01 pm PST #16836 of 30001
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
ita !, I'm sorry to hear it. Hopefully it can be resolved relatively easily? Keeping my fingers crossed.
msbelle, yay for a good interview! I'll keep my fingers crossed for you too.
Off to prenatal yoga, hoping my crossed fingers don't interfere with Downward Dog...
Burrell - Jan 17, 2012 12:42:19 pm PST #16837 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
ita, if you'd like, I can put you in touch with my sister. She's usually great about translating doctor talk into straightforward language. She'd know about the white blood cell count, for example.
Allyson - Jan 17, 2012 12:56:43 pm PST #16838 of 30001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Monique (Buffistas/Bronze) just finished chemo for breast cancer, maybe she has a good idea? I'll ask her to take a peek in here.
I just ordered a new mattress set, going up to a queen from a full. I'm a little saddened about getting rid of my old bed, it was the first new piece of furniture I ever bought with mine own saved up money. But the mattress was well over a decade old, and sleeping on it blows.
I got a new mattress pad, sheet set, and dust ruffle to fit it, but think I'd like to get a new cover: [link]
It says burgundy red, but that looks like a bright red on my screen. Anyone? I'm looking for a bright lipstick red.
Ginger - Jan 17, 2012 12:59:00 pm PST #16839 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Someone set my expectations: white blood count too low for chemo--how bad is that, and what can you do in a week to fix it?
It's quite common. It's not so much that it's too low for chemo but that the next round of chemo might drive down her white count to the point that she's really prone to infection.
There's a drug [link] that's been approved here for about 10 years and longer in Europe that stimulates white blood cell production. They may see how her count does in a week and try again or they may start with Neulasta right away.
Beverly - Jan 17, 2012 1:01:27 pm PST #16840 of 30001
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
ita, all best possible thoughts to your mother. I hope one of the people Buffistas rec can help you understand doctor-speak.
Consuela - Jan 17, 2012 1:08:20 pm PST #16841 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Good luck, ita's mom!
I have determined, after a visit to the Mayo Clinic website, that I have chronic sinusitis. It's really fun.
Jesse - Jan 17, 2012 1:09:30 pm PST #16842 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Good luck to your ma, ita.
Better-stuff good luck to msbelle!
hippocampus - Jan 17, 2012 1:11:47 pm PST #16843 of 30001
not your mom's socks.
I have chronic sinusitis. It's really fun.
::pulls Consuela up a chair::
Sorry, hon.
Good luck to your mom, ita !
and msbelle, go you with all the interviewiness. Wishing you all the luck and that you find an excellent match.
msbelle - Jan 17, 2012 1:29:47 pm PST #16844 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Y'all!
I GOT THE JOB!!!!
Final offer letter is being pulled together. They need to do a full background check and shit. Start date to be Jan. 30th or Feb 1st!!!! HOLY SHIT!! Benefits start day1. That means bye bye $850/month insurance!