Val & Collette Cook Family

Emma has been learning to sew. We've been cutting out very slowly. Saturday we started sewing in ernest. We goat lit done then I ended up in the hospital.  Diana and Judy helped her. Diana had Emma do the major sewing. So glad she got it finished and so grateful for good friends to help out. - Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone Location: Folsom hospital

In the hospital I was filled up with antibiotics. We took a picture of my tower. I haven't seen so many bags at once. Monday I was scheduled to do a two day scan. Sharon Benton took me to the appointment in rosville.  Sharon asked about my shortness of breath.  The nurse called my doctor.   They gave me a injection for the scan it need 4 hours to get obsorbed into my body. Sharon took me home. At home the Dr Shi's office told me to go to ER after the scan.  The scan was two hours long val could be in the room because I had the radiation not the machine.  In ER they ran tests I was admitted into the hospital.  I have blood clot on both sides if the filter they started me on a new kind of blood thinner. Now the day blur together.  They though I may be bleeding internally.  I wasn't. They decided to send me to UCSF.  This took a few days because they had to have an opening.

Where did the month of October go? We stopped the blood thinner. And had a filter put in. Then I had blood work done. My body was working on extremes high temps to low temps. The Sunday of Donna's farewell talk I really wanted to go to church. I was feeling ok till I got in the cold air. My muscles cramped up and I hurt a lot. So many people we so helpful. It was very humbling. I love my Relief Society sisters. Donna's talk was wonderful. Monday I had a special 2 day scan. Sharon Benton took me to the appointment and expressed her concerns about my breathing to the nurse she called my oncologist he told me to get the scan then go to the ER. - Posted using BlogPress from my iPad Location: Home

Went to UCSF in San Francisco to talk to a specialist.  We got there an hour early so we walked around and took pictures. More photos on my photo blog. We met with the Dr for an hour.  I really liked her.  we looked at my scans and talked about possible treatments.  The biopsy was not available so there are other things that the Dr needs to look at before making any decisions.  So we are in limbo but it feels like progress is being made.  I'm feeling so much better each day this morning I felt normal. now I'm tired so i guess I have less energy still.  She encouraged me to exercise so I am walking more.  It takes a while to build up my strength.

I have an appointment to see a specialist today at UCSF. Don't really know what to expect but I'm glad to get things going and making forward progress. Good news my Coumadin level is 2.2 so I don't need to have shots anymore:) I am finding it it be a balancing act on what to eat and how much. To much I get pain for a few days if I don't eat enough I get weak. It's like a roller coaster. I think I'm figuring it out and things are calming down. I feel good most days so I'm able to get a few things done, at a turtle pace.

Today I needed to get blood work done for my Dr appointment so I went to the hospital because they could do it fast. Little did I know I had to be admitted to the hospital to get it done. So it took 30 min to register get my arm ban then 10 min to get my blood drawn. So I was patient for about 40 min. Fastest hospital visit ever and that was to long. Emma was waiting for me at the orthodontist office. She wouldn't have minded but she was missing choir.