I remain in the hopital for what is now the 22nd day. After the 5 days of chemo they have to keep me under observation while they wait for my blood counts to rebound, specificaly white blood cell counts (why's it gotta be white cells, thats racist dog) and my platelet level, and one other level that I can neither pronounce, nor attempt to spell.
When undergoing a high powered chemo treatment, almost everyone needs a blood transfusion 0or 2, or 3) at some point. Yesterday my levels were low enough that I needed to get two bags of blood infused. The process is simple, they hang the bags hook them to your port and turn the machine on. It's what happens before that is awesome. They give you "pre-meds" that help your body take the transfusion. The first pre-med is tylenol, harmless we've all had it. The second pre-med is Benadryl. I'm sure most of us have had Benadryl in our time, its a very common over the counter drug that can cause drowsiness. BUT have you ever had liquid Benadryl injected into your IV line?
I didn't think so. So the liquid Benadryl immediately makes you drowsy, not go to sleep drowsy, but the "I'm at WoodStock kind of drowsy. Combine the liquid Benadryl with the cocktail of pills I'm already on (and had taken only 20 minutes earlier and you can see my predicament. Each bag of blood takes 2 hours to transfuse so I had a 4 hour trip I got to take in my bed to worlds and galaxies I had never visited before. It was a magical fun time of sunshine unicorns and rainbows!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilsK7hyEuFI&sns=em
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