I dunno. I just don't understand doctors and their bedside manner - sometimes. I can't sleep well. I don't eat right. I'm depressed... AND I'm not even the one with cancer.
My Grandmother has AML and was given a month or so to live today (well yesterday now... It's about 2:00 AM eastern time. She has been given the option to do more chemotherapy though.The doctor gave her until Thursday to decide. / My Grandmother is a retired nurse. She's helped sooo many people throughout the years and this is what she gets. I don't get it.
I'd like to know more about AML and if anyone has experience with it. I don't know that much yet, but am learning. I just starting blogging about it. It seems to go well with my not sleeping well and not eating right... :-(
Last year during her second dose of chemotherapy, she got an infection in her port... her arm became swollen and black & blue ...
from the i.v.s they were giving her, she became swollen with about 40
pounds of extra fluid... and they even let her head drop (forward) and
she got a NASTY bruise on her forehead... had congestive heart failure and to top it off, lost her memory for a while AND had no clue where she was.
Any similar experiences? How have you handled it? Any suggestions? Does anyone blog about their experiences with Leukemia?