Thursday, September 6, 2012

Okay so, let me begin with Tuesday, chemo day. The chemo clinic had Monday's patients plus Tuesday's patients. And of course they were two nurses short, one out sick and the other on vacation. My chemo took about two hours longer than normal. The beepers on those machines with the IV's were going off one right after the other all day. The nurses just had too many patients and they could not get to each one of us in time. We left home at 5:30 AM and got home around 530 in the afternoon. It was a long day. After getting home I noticed that the light was blinking on the phone, so I checked my messages, to see one from Dr. Vyas's office. Well I kind of already knew what it was about, the message was that I was to come into the office to see Dr. Vyas as soon as possible. Well Willard had already checked his blood sugar while I was listening to the message, and I asked him while he was doing it would he mind checking mine, because my chemo nurse had already asked me was I a diabetic. I told her no, then she explained that my blood test had come back with a high sugar level. So after receiving the phone call from Dr. Vyas's, I asked Willard to also check my level. Well, it was 400+. Checking it again Tuesday morning it was 275. So I get my butt dressed, and off to Dr. Vyas's office I go. It was not only about my blood sugar, my iron was also very low. It seemed that my iron had dropped another point so off to the IV room I go for four hours. The doctor also put me on a pill for type II diabetes plus a sliding scale Novolog flexpen. According to what my blood sugar is 15 min. before a meal I am to take a shot with the adequate amount of insulin. So here I go off to the drugstore to get the essential things I need and get the prescriptions filled. Well as usual Dr. Vyas's did not write the prescriptions out correctly, and neglected to write me a prescription for the monitor and the strips that I would need to test my blood sugar level. Anyone knows when dealing with Dr. Vyas's office, if you call, even as a pharmacist most likely it will be the next day before you hear anything from them. So Willard and I head back to the doctors office to get the prescriptions that we needed and to correct the one that I had in my hand. But I got the other prescription that I needed, and still when the prescription was written again was still wrong. So somehow Sylvia got it straightened out and I came home finally with the right monitor the right prescription. We had left home for Dr. Vyas's is office that morning at eight and did not return home until well after three o'clock. It was another long day. My blood sugar level stayed in the 400+ all of yesterday. Thank God this morning it was down to 147 which I know is still a little high but 147 looked a whole lot better to me than 400+.
I'll tell you something, between chemo brain and high blood sugar brain, I could not even remember how to say things yesterday. I would try to say something to Sylvia at the drugstore, and she'd have to say it for me where it made sense. I kind of got frustrated and started stamping my foot saying over and over again take this old satan take this, LOL. It was a wild and long day for me. I saw Sheila Strickland there at the drugstore, she really looked good, I haven't seen her for a while. It was really nice seeing her. I'd like to apologize to all the sweet girls up at Thomas drug store for all the trouble, LOL, that I continually put them through. They are all the highest quality of people you would ever want to meet. They are sincere when it comes to helping each customer. They take their time and do not rush a customer through as almost every other business does. They genuinely care for each customer that walks in the doors. I would like to thank them again for all that they do for me and all the other customers. While showing me how to use the meter they tested my blood sugar level at the store. It was 444. Sylvia and the girl which I don't remember her name, would not let me leave until I have a shot to bring my blood sugar down. Thank you again Thomas drugstore, I love all of you.
Until next time, Willard and I wish you health and happiness, God bless and God save.

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