Not a great day

 

Iv specialist (not the same one as last time) Went to get blood draw from the port - she couldn't get good flow; de-accessed; accessed again still couldn't get good flow. She had already made me freaked out when she asked me "what size needle do they use?" Good Christ?!! So then she asked me "well what do you want to do?" "We can try again, I can get someone else to try again, or we can try your arm" I expressed my concern about damage to the port etc, she said "oh it's fine it's not going to hurt the port, I'm sure it's just positional". she just kept asking me what she should do...At that point the tears came...

Got the draw from my arm but now not sure if I'll have problem with the port with chemo in two days. So not impressed with our local hospital sometimes.

Word from the ladies on my breast cancer discussion board is that this isn't uncommon in drawing from the port but usually they have you move your head and or raise your arms etc to get it to flow. In these cases they don't ever seem to have trouble delivering drugs in, just drawing blood out.

Didn't get a call from Paula so not sure if they didn't call results in yet or if they did but too late for her to call me.

Lots of work today and running up and down stairs... 4 hours in the office etc. Tired but going to try and go to group tonight, I miss it. Would be nice to know that my numbers are good before doing so. Boo.

Now packing just when I just unpacked from Oklahoma. This trip is not going to nearly as fun.

I did wear my new purple skirt, and it's super cute. So there's that.

 

 

 

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