happy new year...

Well, so far 2011 has treated me well, I am still free of the nausea and other side effects. I feel good and spent New Years Eve with my mom and her friend. We celebrated a New York time zone New Year so that I could get some sleep. I'm getting use to hospital life, having to call a nurse every time I do anything & I mean everything. They are keeping track of it ALL.

My white blood count (which is my ability to fight infection) is dropping. My hemoglobin that was 4 when this all started is only 7.3 with 13-18 being normal, which means my body is still having trouble making blood and my blood sugar is going up because of the steroids, soon this will be managed by insulin. ALL of this is expected. They are trying to kill all of the bad blood cells and all of my numbers are the indicators that is what is happening. Even though it seems bad, it's all good signs.

I have to take a lot of steroids, this study I am in, has found that it is the best drug to keep my body fighting and keep me from feeling nauseous. I am still hungry and eating and the food is decent. I can pretty much order anything, any time and as much as I want.

I am going to be getting a laptop and will be able to skype, facebook and email much easier than on my phone. So watch for me online in one way or the other. Being able to stay in touch with all of you is great!

happy new year...