Tues, 11/24/09

I'll be covering yesterday and today with this blog. Yesterday, I talked with my oncologist about my continued nausea and she advised that my liver enzymes and calcium levels were a little high which needed to be rechecked but she would order me something for my nausea. She called me back and advised that the calcium levels were a little too high and I could either come in that afternoon or in the AM. I decided to go in Tuesday morning. In the meantime, I had an appointment in Hopewell with Dr. Lee in regards to my biopsy site coming open and all he did was put a bandaid on it, told me to let it drain and told me to come back to see Dr. Antonio on Tuesday. I called Danny and he picked up my nausea medication on the way home. Now, this is very important!!! I did not check my medication bottle when Danny brought it home closely enough and my oncologist had prescribed "compazine" for me, which I am highly allergic too (it causes my tongue to swell). The bottle had the generic drug name with underneath written in very, very small letters saying compazine. I was talking with Joy, reading it to her and she yelled, you're allergic, which yea, I knew and she said, call your doctor NOW! So, I called the doctor after hours which she advised to take 50MG of benedryl and go to the ER. I also called the pharmacy and they did not have in my records that I was allergic to compazine, so my important message is to check your allergy listing with the pharmacy every year because I know it had to have been on there, as I've been allergic to that for almost 30 years! Guess my oncologist did not check my allergies when she prescribed. So, after 3 hours in the ER, prescription for prednizone and pepcid, I am recovering. Today, I went to my oncologist and she apologized for her error, of course that doesn't pay the ER bill. Anyway, my bloodwork was redone and my calcium levels had fallen so nothing needed to be changed on that. Then I had an appointment with Dr. Antonio which he prescribed sulfur for the opening, which I have to change twice a day until a decision can be made about the pelvic ultrasound that's tomorrow and MRI on next Tuesday, which I just found out about today. It's been 4 weeks tomorrow since I had my PET scan so I hope these tests will decide what they can do. I may have to stay in North Carolina on Monday after my testing, but don't know at this time. I just know they need to start my chemo soon!!!! I'm beginning to feel as if I'm jinxed! First, my biopsy incision pops open then I'm given a drug I'm allergic to and end up in the ER! I believe that I could write a book now! I just know that God is walking beside me right now and if I get too tired, he will carry me. Love to all, Janice