Kemo #5

Wednesday January 22, 1992

I'm feeling a bit better today. I'm sure I'll be OK to go to the doctor and have kemo. We are at Kaiser from 11 to 1:30. Dr. Schwartz doesn't think I should worry about the bleeding. He doesn't think my aching teeth are related to kemo. After kemo we go to lunch at Bob's for hamburgers, salad and fries.

At home in the evening we snack on popcorn instead of dinner. My cough is still heavy and full of phlegm.

Aching teeth? Maybe that's related to her cold, although I have never had that symptom. It seems to me that every time Mom has kemo, they go out to lunch afterwards. I guess it can't be too bad!

Vaginal Bleeding & Pains

Monday January 20, 1992

Awake at 7:15. I decide to stay in bed all morning to rest my awful cough. Frank makes me a nice omelette breakfast. I arise at 1 p.m. to get ready for a 3:15 doctor appointment. The doctor says I have a virus and prescribes an antibiotic to prevent my going into pneumonia due to my weak immune system from kemo.

I decide square dancing would not be a good idea tonight so I get cuddly in my sweats and settle in for a restful evening.

I have vaginal bleeding in the morning. It leaves a spot dime-size on my panties. I'm also having pains where my ovaries once were for a few days now.

Wow, Mom finally decides to take a night off! Cuddling up with a good book in front of a warm fire or soaking in a warm tub sounds like my idea of a great evening! Having vaginal bleeding when there is no more uterus cannot be a good sign. She doesn't seem concerned. In fact, this last paragraph was obviously added the next day with a different pen, almost like she forgot about it, and then remembered later to write it down. Keeping the journal is a good way for her to keep track of her symptoms.