| February 27, 2006 |
| Am I repeating myself? |
--"We had a reactor leak here now. Give us a minute to lock it down. Large leak, very dangerous. "-- Han Solo
It seems like everytime I sit down to write an update on Heather I feel like I'm repeating myself. It's like I've been down this road before and keep passing the same boring speck in the road. A couple of months ago Heather's doctor visits were exciting and interesting. Now, those visits bore me. I mean how excited can I get by having Heather's blood drawn? Can't they at least tint the color green or blue to make a little more exciting? The last time I went with Heather (back in January) there was at least something interesting on the wall. Someone had stuck a plush razorback up on the wall. It had a needle in it with the writing "Viagra" on the syringe. That must have worked because the Hog's basketball team is "High on the Hog."
Okay.........I've chased that rabbit long enough. Time to nip it in the butt, and shoot that rabbit!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Heather saw the doctor on Friday. Her INR levels (see related posts) is still at 1.3. The normal range, let me remind you, is between 2 and 3. The doctor at this point will take 1.5. What does this mean? Well, it means I should invest my money into a drug manufacturing stock. The dosage of her blood thinner (aka rat poison) is up to 4mg. I'm with the doctor when he says 2mg should have put Heather in the normal range.
I'm afraid this is a long road. My hope is to not travel this road alone. What Heather has is not the most exciting disease to deal with, but it still have it's quirks. I won't bore you with details, but no one can really know what Heather feels. It's not a comfort to Heather when people say, "Look on the bright side. It's not cancer." It may not be cancer but it's still a life sentence of pain and numbness.
That's the end of the update. "YAHOOOOO! You're all clear, kid. Now let's blow this thing and go home." --Han Solo
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Thanks for the update. No matter how unexciting it is. Do we really need more excitment?
Perhaps if you need something to make the visits more interesting...try timing the nurses drawing blood. Then the following visit see if they can beat that time. Or maybe have them do it blind-folded...there's a thrill seeker.
Keep us updated. We're always here if you need us.
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Thanks for the update. No matter how unexciting it is. Do we really need more excitment?
Perhaps if you need something to make the visits more interesting...try timing the nurses drawing blood. Then the following visit see if they can beat that time. Or maybe have them do it blind-folded...there's a thrill seeker.
Keep us updated. We're always here if you need us.