Terry has been doing pretty good since January. She went through 3 months of cardiac rehab with flying colors. Her nickname was "Speedy Gonzales" when she was on the tread mill. Her strength was growing daily as was her hair. It is now the length and fashion of Jamie Lee Curtis in the yogurt ad. 2010 was looking bright!
And now the rest of the story. She has hit another bump in the road. For the past two weeks Terry was growing more tired each day and then an awful cold set in. She visited her primary care doctor and he unhappy with her low blood pressure and hemoglobin, both had been normal just 3 weeks ago.
I took her into the ER last night about 9 PM. At 3 AM she was admitted. And from 3 AM to 9AM there was no rest due to constant pocking, testing, beeps, etc. All day today was a parade of specialists, hematologists, oncologists, nephrologists, hospitalists and a few others. She received two units of blood and about 6 gallons of IV fluids. Her color has returned and her blood pressure is starting to come back up.
She has to stay in the hospital for at least two more days. Then depending on the many test results we will go from there. Here's hoping this is just another bump in the road to recovery.
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