During the next two months I continued to feel more on the
crappy side, a little more fatigued and more “flu-ish” on a daily basis. I went
to my appointment fairly optimistic and hoped for the best. Two weeks later, I
got the news; my PCR is improved a bit, meaning we were back on track at 1.15 x
10-4. Our thought is; the negative test result must have been a fluke. By
removing the negative test I am still in downward slide toward negative. This
is good news!
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| Notice the U-Haul? |
Really good news since life picked up steam and entered
“whirlwind” mode; we sold our house in one day, drove to Boise with a truck
load of belongings, bought a house, drove back to Ca. to finish packing and
then drove another truckload of belongings to Boise, Idaho. We then settled in
for three weeks and drove back to Palm Springs and got married.
Of course, this is where one might be thinking honeymoon,
relaxation; time to recoup. Nope, not for us, instead of a honeymoon, we opted
to load my youngest child (18 years old), and our three granddaughters; aged
six, five and three, into my Ford Expedition, hauling a U-Haul and drive to
Boise! We enjoyed the kids for about two weeks when the rest of the family
showed up; my son and his wife, plus my youngest grandchild (on year old), and
my daughter with my oldest grandchild, ten years old.
For the next few weeks we played in the yard, had bonfires
with ‘Smores, watched the elk, went swimming and floated the river; the kids
had a great time running amuck and we had lots of visitors. I haven’t a clue
why I am so exhausted!!
Eventually the tribe began to dwindle, and we found
ourselves left with only two boys. After a few weeks, we drove them back home
to southern California and taught at a West Coast Swing event. By the time I
saw my doctor and had my blood drawn; I was whooped, and figured that my PCR
was going to be whatever it was going to be. I was hoping for a continued
decline, but wasn’t going to be too surprised if there was an increase.
Of course, my doctor and I both attributed my increased
fatigue, to my recent shenanigans; he actually told me to take a five day reprieve
from my medication, in order to give my body a break. This was extremely great
news for me, as Joe had planned a “special”, slow drive, up the coast of
California, full of surprises, and I was thrilled to be able to enjoy it
without the added side effects from my Sprycel.
The break was just what I needed; I felt great for the first
time since my last break, almost a year ago. My PRC test results weren’t going
to be available until we reached home, so there was no point in fretting about
those; so we just drove up the coast and had a great time!
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