6th LP

I went to bed early to be well rested for today's lumbar puncture with chemo.

At 0230 I woke and couldn't get back to sleep until 4. 

When my alarm went off at 5 am, I was having a dream. In my dream I was almost done with the LP procedure.

Rude wake up call, and very disappointing that I had the whole thing ahead of me still.

Mom would love to be in the room for the procedure. Luckily it's not allowed. I would be a nervous wreck. I find all these procedures gross I do not want to know anything about them. Just tell me when it's done. Mom is the polar opposite.

I had a muscle that seized up during the procedure. Debbie said it was a normal body reaction. It took a few tries to get the needle deep enough. And then it worked just fine to extract spinal fluid and then inject chemo.

When the needle came out, I felt it in my foot. That was new. My back was slightly tender through recovery, but real no pain.  My 2 hour flat on my back recovery went well. Now it's 24 hour "bed rest." Drinking plenty of fluids, and up the intake on caffeine.

Tomorrow is a day off, then clinic on Thursday morning for the big talk.

I found out yesterday my brother is a match to be my blood marrow donor. He met 10 out of the 10 criterium, but there are still a few more tests to do.  The big talk should tell us if we need him as a donor. (Right now he is working 16+ hour days for St. Louis County in Ferguson as a police officer... Maybe he could use a break! Imagine that.. A bone marrow transplant would be like a vacation. Sad.)

Does this eye patch make me look fat? It think I will wear it to my consultation on Thursday. Or maybe my wig. At this point it could go either way.

Annie is even having fun dressing up today.

At some time I do expect to be able to chat about non-medical related items, but it will be months away.

Until then, we look for little milestones.