Stepping the treatment up

  My blood test report came in yesterday.  I was a might low on several of the blood items and high on platelets.  But my liver and pancreas function looks good.  So yesterday I was given 4 IV treatments (up from 2) and some additional pills to take.  Today, I had my very first Hyperthemia treatment as well.

   Let me describe this treatment.  There is this machine, see, and it looks like a table with a shiny reflective top, an end, and a far side.  The table is padded, and after you lie down, your standard IV is attached, a finger pulse reader is attached, a probe is put under your left armpit, another probe is put under your right armpit, any jewelry is removed, and all the missing sides are put up.  Looks a bit like a soft side iron lung.  Then the heat goes on.  For 30 minutes or so, the heat constantly rises and the victim constantly sweats.  Then the heat reaches the desired 104 degrees,  then the heat is maintained for a looong time,  while every pore in your body sweats.  Then gradually the sides are lowered and you lie there weakly until you have cooled off enough to sit up.  So your vital signs have been monitored and your body has wilted.

   I feel like I am still wilted.  I raise my energy level enough to eat, but I'm ready to rest again (and it is only 7:30)!

   It looks like I will repeat this performance tomorrow since the catheter is still in place.  The objective is to stop the coughing or slow it down.  I'll report more another time.

  And now, to bed, sleepy head!