On Tuesday, January 5th, Curt had his second blood transfusion for red cells. The nurse tried on and off for about 1 1/2 hours to access his Port and finally gave up and put an IV in his arm. He had 2 units of blood that took almost 2 hours each. When he began, his BP was around 106/67. They check it periodically and it was around 114/75. Toward the end, it was 85/54. The nurse had him walk around and it went back up to 116/74 (the final reading). After the transfusion, he got his "booster" shot for white cells. We went to OHSU after 9 AM and left around 2:30 PM. I went to bridge that night.
On Wednesday some Portland and Corvallis friends came over about 10 AM and helped put our Christmas boxes, suitcases, etc., up in our storage area in the garage. They also did some yard work and brought lunch. Curt got up about 11 AM, but got sleepy again about 3 PM. They left then. Curt is still able to do most things (except heavy lifting) a little at a time.
Yesterday afternoon Curt went with me shopping (got Turbo Tax and Quicken, among other things) while the cleaning lady was here (my Christmas present). Curt is still pretty tired and weak (a shower really wears him out) and sleeps a lot. He feels light headed at times. However, his nose does not run like it did. He is taking some Excedrin (not Oxycodone) for a little pain. Eating is still a problem with his sore tongue and trouble chewing and nausea. So there is a slight improvement, but we need to wait to our next visit to Dr. Chui on January 25 to see how things are going.
We are looking forward to the Bogner family coming during Spring Break. We hope to spend 3 nights with them and Bakers at Seaside on the coast. We also plan to spend President's Weekend in February at Seaside with Bakers. Angie's birthday is February 13.
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