Sunday, March 5, 2017

T Minus 8

Yesterday was a quiet day... no van trips to the clinic until Teusday for a consult with a hematologist. It was the first day of twice a day injections at the apartment. The filgrastim injections cause bone pain, but so far I'm just a little achy, and pain meds make it manageable. We had an early lunch at the apartment, then met Tony for a grocery run to Walmart. The rest of our group chose to stay in, because they were feeling sick. The Walmart is located in a large nice mall with lots of interesting shops and restaurants. After shopping for groceries, we went to a cafe for Tony's lunch and coffees for us. I convinced Dave to try a mocha cappuchino and I had a cookies and cream frappe. Both were delicious... I'm getting spoiled! Then we went back to the apartment where I took a nice long nap. We went to a small mall within walking distance for a dinner of Tacos. We got back to the apartment to get my evening shot. We have to be in the apartments between 7 and 9 AM and 7 and 9 PM for injections. We spent the rest of the evening watching
American Netflix. We downloaded a program called ExpressVPN which allows our computer's IP address to appear to be in the US. Then we connect the laptop to the smart TV.  Otherwise, we would only get Netflix content from Mexico. The only English speaking channel we've found on our TV is FoxNews. That's good to have.
We're going to venture out to our little mall for lunch soon. Restaurant food is very reasonable here and so far, we've enjoyed all of our meals. At some point (I think maybe after March 13) we will be restricted to the apartments. The patients cannot leave, and the carers may go out wearing a mask, and must change clothes and wash well after returning. My immune system will be wiped out and rebuilding, so I have to be super careful about germs and possible infections. So for now, I'm going to enjoy my freedom. Tony will take us for a day of sightseeing before restrictions begin and when everyone is feeling well. Adios for now.




















 

2 comments:

  1. Thank you for the update. Love you and sending lots of prayers.

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  2. Thank you for your updates. God is so good. Thankful that you are tolerating the injections so well. Max and Shara send their love and prayers.

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