It has been a while since I last posted. So far most things have gone good. What I have noticed is that in the heat I have a hard time. The new Puppy (Zoe) has been a handful. She ran away the other day and I went after her without O2. I caught her and carried her back to the dog cage in the basement and had to stop 4 times on the way. I crawled up the back steps and luckily I had left the O2 machine running. I don't know what my heart rate got up to but after about 10 minutes of breathing it in, sitting up (laying down was impossible for the pain), I checked and it was 154. I ended up with a migraine for 2 days and slept the whole day on Saturday.
Today I went to TSC, was headed for the CO-OP but the Interstate was blocked and traffic was bad, it looked like Sevierville and Gatlinburg traffic, so I diverted to Newport. Again I had not taken my Puffer or O2 with me. I got in the store at TSC and loaded a bag of chick starter and a Mineral Block for the Donkeys & Sheep. I was winded and thought for a second I would have to just stop and sit down, but I didn't. I pressed on slowly to the register and then on to the truck. Unloading to into the truck left me winded again, but I took my time and was able to return the buggy like I always have. So I get home and unload the salt, here I am again.
I don't get to feed or take care of the chickens and guineas, Denise does that, and that makes me feel useless. I do wash the dishes but it is not the same. In the heat... it is not my friend.
I go the 16th for another MRI of the brain then to see the Neurologist and make sure the tumors are still gone. Then the 17th I have another KeyTruda infusion and the 18th they (Insurance Company) have scheduled a Nurse Practitioner for a home visit. I'll show her my broke big toe that is still swelled twice the size it should be. I did it on August 8th.
Eventually, they will do a CT to see how the tumors are responding, but I'm not sure when that is. I'm hopeful that it will be good, but it doesn't feel like it is.
Today I went to TSC, was headed for the CO-OP but the Interstate was blocked and traffic was bad, it looked like Sevierville and Gatlinburg traffic, so I diverted to Newport. Again I had not taken my Puffer or O2 with me. I got in the store at TSC and loaded a bag of chick starter and a Mineral Block for the Donkeys & Sheep. I was winded and thought for a second I would have to just stop and sit down, but I didn't. I pressed on slowly to the register and then on to the truck. Unloading to into the truck left me winded again, but I took my time and was able to return the buggy like I always have. So I get home and unload the salt, here I am again.
I don't get to feed or take care of the chickens and guineas, Denise does that, and that makes me feel useless. I do wash the dishes but it is not the same. In the heat... it is not my friend.
I go the 16th for another MRI of the brain then to see the Neurologist and make sure the tumors are still gone. Then the 17th I have another KeyTruda infusion and the 18th they (Insurance Company) have scheduled a Nurse Practitioner for a home visit. I'll show her my broke big toe that is still swelled twice the size it should be. I did it on August 8th.
Eventually, they will do a CT to see how the tumors are responding, but I'm not sure when that is. I'm hopeful that it will be good, but it doesn't feel like it is.
