Magnesium Sucks!!!

July 28, 2010

Last night we had a better sleep at the apartment. Mom has yet to sleep smoothly through the night due to some some uncomfortable side effects. This being said, we both feel it is better than hospital sleeping. We had an early wake up (6am) due to an early appointment at the clinic. We got a nice little room with a bed and comfy chair, as opposed to a small partition with one chair. Mom got her vitals and blood work taken first.
Soon after, the blood work came back and we were both very pleasantly surprised that her white blood cell and neutrophil count had nearly doubled! Yesterday white was 3.41 and today it was 5.01, which puts her in the normal range!!!! Her neutrophil count yesterday was 440 and today it was 1450!!! This meant that all of her IV antibiotics were stopped today. That was great news...her magnesium count, however, was down, so they made her have another IV of that. Unfortunately, that is the stuff that makes her feel "yucky", so towards the end, she was uncomfortable.
During most of the process, she was making plans for the rest of the day and we were playing games (me beating her of course..because no mercy... )during the last hour, she started losing some steam and began feeling tired...but not before enjoying a delicious salmon wrap... i made sure to keep her fed and hydrated...
Daniel came in from Sarasota to hang out with us. We caught up while the IV finished. Finally, around 2:30, it was done and rather than going through with all of our best laid plans, we went home to the apartment for an energy boosting nap. Mom woke up feel better, but tired. After nap, i did some some shopping and we cooked some dinner. Now, before bed, I am going to whip everybody's butt in whatever game we decide to play...
Gotta go...
Alexia