Day: June 10, 2020

The afternoon was was much quieter than the morning. I think all the staff are busy with paperwork or other high need patients. I’m enjoying my daily care packages from family and friends, certainly one of the highlights of the day. The other was Shirley with a Starbucks!

Nothing significant to report from a medical standpoint. All my vital stats continue to be good and I’m feeling fine. IV fluids continue all day and all night. There is a bag switch at about 1:30a.m. which I may or may not sleep through. However, I’m thinking sleeping through the night won’t be happening for some time now given the hourly bed checks and various hospital noises. Who knows, perhaps I’ll get used to the place and block most of it out.

I think I’m at the top of the leader board on walking hall way laps. Perhaps I’ll post about that tomorrow 😉

I’m starting to use the iPad more and learning more about the ins and outs of iPad OS and some apps that are quite a but different in the iPad vs. the Mac. specifically, this afternoon spent a fair bit of time with Logos trying to get the hang of the interface etc. Youtube to the rescue.

Tomorrow is a new day.

I’m up just before 6am and get my room tidied up, bed made etc., and shortly thereafter a nurse arrived to start my IV. Initially with just saline solution and later around 10:30 with some Benadryl. Now, at, 11:30 with the the chemo therapy choix du jour, Bendaustine.

Yesterday, I was worried about boredom, and I suspect that will come, but today it’s been quite busy so far.

1. Start the IV and take some anti-nausea medication.
2. Full set of vital stats, blood pressure, temperature, heart rate, listen to my chest, listen to my heart (checking for rhythm ), mouth check (for sores)
3. I’m weighed on a scale that is wheeled into my room
4. I walk some hall laps (2x) and meet one of my fellow “residents”. He is my competition for the most number of hallway laps in a day. Its game on!
5. The bathroom is cleaned and garbage emptied.
6. Normal medications are delivered.
7. An EKG is performed
8. All of my electrical cords (chargers, extension cord, and CPAP power cord) are inspected and approved by the maintenance department.
9. Actual physical mail gets delivered (thanks!)
10. Multiple texts from well wishers (thanks very much!)
11. Some pre-chemotherapy medications (pills) to prevent negative reactions to the chemotherapy are delivered and consumed
12. The chemotherapy medication is added to the IV pump
13. The nurse pops into the room quite frequently just to see if I’m doing OK

All this before noon!