Two Down, One To Go

Well, thankfully yesterday I got a full treatment in.  I had Nervous Nellie, but she wasn't as nervous as before.  Not quite.  The BEST thing was that she got the needles in right away, one poke apiece, and that I got the whole treatment.  The WORST thing is that I was there for over 3 hours.  Good Lord the woman ran me slow.  The longer it takes the worse I feel.  I don't know why.  Just like I can't figure out why the "new" centrifuge machines that are supposed to be more efficient and actually take out more of my plasma percentage wise, make me feel worse instead of better.

Then I get word that they are getting ALL new machines, and getting rid of the old ones.  Doug was immediately like: what are they gonna do with the old ones?  I could see his wheels turning.

Seriously, though...how cool would it be to have my very own pheresis machine, and get a nurse to come here and do it in my own home?  One can dream....

Anyway....I'm pretty wiped out.  DRAINED you might say (ar ar, pheresis humor).  The bruise on my arm from Wednesday is pretty nasty, and my whole arm still aches.  But alas, comes with the territory.  This pic is from today, 3 days later.

So that's it for now....rest today and tomorrow, and then Monday is the last treatment til the middle to end of October. Yay for that.

Beef and Bruises and Bathrooms

WARNING: IF YOU'RE SUPER SQUEAMISH OR A VEGETARIAN OR A MEMBER OF PETA, SKIP THIS POST.

So we got our cow.

And she's cute.

Dang it.

Her name is Gracie. Jacob knows her from going to Auntie Shawn's house...we totally have to rename her. Maybe I should take a vote: lots of people have suggested names on facebook already: French Fry, UmmUmm Good, Supper Bell, etc. We're thinking T-Bone? Yes, we're going to eat her. Sorry if that shocks your sensibilities. I'm already getting attached. The only thing that will save me is that she has bad joints, so she would eventually have to be "put down" for her own comfort anyway.

But she's so stinkin' cute. She even moos cute. Sheez.

Secondly, the bruise part of the post. I'm FINALLY feeling better from the pheresis. However, this has to heal by Tuesday:

Purty, huh.

My vein blew Wednesday, but I had to go back for treatment yesterday...the vein held, but holy bruise Batman! I'ts creeping onto the top of my arm and everything. It's a bit tender! I need to ice it and hopefully it will be okay for my last treatment Tuesday. Last for a few weeks anyway, unless I start the Rituxan before then.

Finally....drumroll please.....Jacob is going potty on the big potty!!! Doug's mom watched him while we were in Ann Arbor yesterday, and she just sat him on the potty seat and he went! And he kept telling her when he had to! Just like that? So last night we get home and you'd think he'd go for me? NOPE. Not until the third time he told me he had to go anyway!! And today he's only had one "oops" and he was outside working on the truck brakes with Daddy, so he obviously had more important things going.

Shawn told me this morning when they brought the cow over that he had been watching the other kids in daycare use the potty, and understood that they didn't wear diapers anymore. Sweet!!

So that's what's new in my life. What's new in yours??