Umami \oo-MAH-mee\
Definition: noun - a taste sensation that is meaty or savory and is produced by
several amino acids and nucleotides (such as glutamate and aspartate)
Here we go!!!! Day 19!!! Yes, Sir! We are 19 days out from transplant. We had our visit with Dr. Z today. But, a few other things first... LOL Found out Dr. Z doesn't have a secretary... Hmmmmmm.... Should I or Shouldn't I?
I stopped by the snack bar and got us a StarBuck's carmel marciatto. Kinda our tradition deal now. That's the only time we ever have them. I saw Jim in the parking deck as he was circling like a buzzard looking for a space. I told him I'd meet him upstairs. As I got all my stuff and arrived at the check in desk, he was still there talking to 'his girls'... One of them told me he was quite popular. As he was awaiting me, Dr. Ricco approached him from behind and told him all his tests came back looking good. No infection in or around his port. Nothing... Well, we kinda knew that. We've been telling them for weeks that two nurses were "too" clean and scrubbed his skin around the port so good that it blistered him (sunburn)...
Then, as I was standing there, here comes that good looking Dr. Ricco again. He shook hands with me and told me Jim was doing excellent. I said, "He's a super man, isn't he?" He said he was, but that I was also the reason he did so well. Okay, my head is about the size of a basketball now!
Our appointment was for 10:30 and we were back in the office and talking to Dr. Z by 10:30... He was so happy to see us and that labs and all reports were good. He waits for me to give him our detailed medication list. It's like he waits for me. He and I talk more than he and the patient. I also gave him personal update on family ages and stuff. He always dictates that Jim has two step children... I corrected that today. (He has one child --- LOL... I'm kidding... I gave him the right info). Yep... maybe I should apply for that secretarial position.
Okay, so now I'm going to wander off track and tell you about his labs. We are still doing occasional magnesium, potassium and phosphorous. But, I told you that yesterday... His platelets LAST Tuesday were 24.... YESTERDAY (are you ready for this or do you need to sit down?)... Okay, I'll wait until you are seated.
Dr. Z questioned me about the Bactrim on my medication list. That is an antibiotic/bacterial med on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Sooooo, I can update our final med sheet to be a more regular schedule. I told him Dr. Ricco took him off all antibiotics and wanted to keep him on this one to stop anything before it happened for three months. He laughs and shakes his head and puts it down on his list.
Soooo, labs every Monday and then we do the bone marrow biopsy, MRI on December 10-11. Then we will probably see Dr. Z again on Thursday, December 17. That is usually how it works for us.
He asked Jim about diarrhea. -- None. Then about appetite -- Coming back gradually. He doesn't have that umami, yet. (LOL) Then, fever -- None. And, about blisters and mouth sores -- Never. Soooo, Dr. Z shakes his head like ... Huh??... He then tells us that this treatment usually puts people in the hospital for a month.... We have heard that already, but I'm glad we didn't hear it before the treatment... It would have driven us nuts!!!!
As he was closing the door we thanked him..... Then he says, "No, thank you... You two did all the work!".... I love UAMS...
He left his cell phone in the room and when the head nurse came in we both decided we would do selfies of the three of us on it. She gave it to me and I discovered he had a pass code... Dang! When she took it to him she told him what we were going to do. He laughed and said we could take his calls while we were at it...
Okay.... Soooooo, here we go.... Platelets on November 2 -- 24.... Platelets YESTERDAY (one week later) -- 104!!!!
He's travelling to Shreveport in the morning and has to be there at 5:00 a.m. So, that means he has to depart the house at midnight tonight. He doesn't spend the night anywhere... I told him I could take a day of vacation and drive him... He doesn't let non employees in his vehicle... (Note to Self: Stop your control freak status.... Let him do what he wants.... When he wants....)
Good Afternoon and Love -- Pepper
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