Well, the past week has been interesting.  Last Tuesday I had labs done.  Dr. Walker called me Wednesday and said my lipase enzyme levels were way up.  Mine are usually 90-100 and they had jumped up to 900.  That enzyme is usually associated with the pancreas so she thought I might have pancreatitis.  She told me to re-do the labs on Thursday.

When I woke up Thursday I was nauseous (threw up twice), very light-headed and my abdomen was really bloated.  Actually, I had been light-headed/dizzy the past week.  I also felt like there was another "pocket" of fluid near my incision.  So I called the office and filled them in on all of this and asked if I could have a nurse look at my incision when  I came in for labs.  They told me to just stop by desk when I was there.  So, I did.  At first they were gonna have me come back later that afternoon because they were so busy.  Then before I knew it, they took me back to a room and Dr. Walker herself came over (from surgery) to examine me.  She first decided that my wound would drain better if the opening was bigger so she proceeded to take a little lidocaine (not near enough) and a scalpel and "open it up a little"!  She was really puzzled about my symptoms so she asked if she could put me in the hospital for a few days so we could figure out what was going on.  So, we went straight to hospital and checked in.  They did a CT scan, gave me fluids and antibiotics.  I got out Friday evening about 8:30 p.m.  Oh, and my lipase level had dropped down to 600.

Dr. Walker said they didn't find anything "bad" on the scan.  She said it looked like I might have an abscess in my lower abdomen but after examining me, she ruled that out.  She did say there appeared to be a little fluid above my current incision wound and I definitely agree with that.  She had considered putting a wound vac on me but the wound care specialists who came to evaluate me didn't think it was necessary.  Yeah!!!!  I'm very thankful for that!

So, Saturday I woke up, sat on the side of my bed and was not dizzy or light-headed at all.  I felt GREAT......like a totally different person.  It was crazy.  I felt great all day and even went to El Reno that evening for a family get-together.  Then Sunday, I felt good again.  I got to go to church for the first time in probably 6 weeks.  Emma and I made cupcakes in the afternoon.  And again today, I felt really good.  I'll go in tomorrow for labs and then I'll see Dr. Walker on Wednesday.  I'm hoping blood work is good so I can resume with chemo (since I missed the one on Friday).