The Christmas day snow storm delayed the start of cycle 4, but didn't affect the 12 hour smoked prime rib. I got up Dec. 26th to nearly four feet of snow and as I tried to go for treatment, my truck was pushing snow over the hood. I had to call and cancel. It gets worse from here. During the delay, my mother, 94 years young, passed away. The added stress did nothing for my blood numbers. A small bone spur had cut into the side of my tongue which became infected and swollen to the point that I couldn't chew or swallow. A visit to the ER was in order.
Well, they put me in a waiting room and forgot me. Three hours later, they said I was discharged. This is when I went ballistic. Finally seeing a doctor, it was determined my blood count was too low to do anything in the ER, so I was admitted to an Oncology ward. Over the next six days I received more fluid, antibiotics, blood transfusions, platelet transfusions, and numerous shots for my white blood cell count.
During this time, the service was set for my Mom. I told doctors that I would self discharge on Friday. They understood but were not happy. After my return, I visited my Cancer Doctor. He decided even though I missed my last treatment of cycle four, my chemo was completed. I have extreme muscle loss and some weight loss to repair, but am on my to fixing that. One week in the hospital without a smoke or beer was not acceptable.
I should be back in shape for the mining season kick off May 23-30. I also have some space for a few guest miners with tents or smaller RV's. Shoot me a message if anybody is interested.
