We went home from the last chemo treatment a week ago hoping for two weeks of our new normal life. I guess that means we should have expected to be at Huntsman again. John had to have his blood drawn yesterday. This is standard procedure so many days after having had chemo. The nurse called to say they recieved the blood but it was frozen so he asked us to get another lab drawn. We got it drawn and they called again to say that he tested neutropenic, which means he basically doesn't have an immune system. So John started his antibiotics and we had dinner and put the kids to bed. John had started to have chills during that time. He had a high temperature. So we called Huntsman and asked for permission to come here instead of IHC in provo. They worked something out and said we could. It was a long night of chills and chattering teeth and dizziness but the fever seems to be gone for now. He has had fluids, antibiotics, and a blood transfusion. He is starting to feel a little better, but still really tired.
Something I have been grateful for the past couple of weeks is how grateful I am that I lived downtown for two years. With John so sick and/or tired, I do all the driving and I get lost really easily. I'm so glad that I know my way around. Plus the drive up to Huntsman is so pretty with all the old trees and houses. It's nice to have fond memories of simpler days as I drive around up here.
Special thanks to Carly at LabCorp. When she found out the sample was frozen she took action to make sure that if John made it back in for another draw that they would get the results again before the end of the day.
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