Saturday - November 3rd.

Jan had her third bone marrow biopsy yesterday. This one is causing more pain and discomfort than the other two. She also had the two needles in her port (which has been sutured into her upper chest) replaced. This procedure must be done each week. It was quite painful when it was done the last time. Yesterday they offered to use a topical anesthetic first, and that ended up being a big improvement. Her chest pains have diminished, only to be replaced by the aches and pains associated with the two procedures outlined above. She is still taking four antibiotics, two by mouth, and two by I.V. Her white count remains near zero, so special care must still be taken. Her food is specially prepared and washed, doctors and nurses must sanitize their hands when entering and leaving her room, and she must still wear a face mask whenever she leaves her room. Her appetite still has not returned, but she is eating some, in small portions. She spent a good part of the day sleeping while I diverted my attention for a few hours by going to the USF game. While I was gone she managed to spill her Pepsi into her side table drawer and spent thirty minutes cleaning up the mess. I told her they have people here to handle that, but she said if she made the mess, she should be the one who has to clean it up (as long as it wasn't pee or poop). Those are her words, not mine. More tomorrow. Don't forget to set your clocks back one hour tonight.