In the hospital

I took a cab to chemo this morning around 11am. The waiting room was super busy. My nurses brought me back to the chemo room to check my vitals. Sam stuck my port to draw blood to check blood counts. After about an hour she sent me to the waiting room to talk to Dr.Rubin because she wanted to talk with me before chemo.

She examined my leg and said that it was much more swollen than last time she saw it. I told her about my appointment with Dr. Lind yesterday. She added that the blood in the cyst might be from a small bump that I may have not noticed. She called the vascular specialist who suggested that I be admitted to the hospital for surgery.

It took a few hours to get admitted and to be settled into a room. As they wheeled me to the elevators, we ran into Ken who had brought me snacks. After that, I met with the floor nurse, Jen, who took my vitals again. I met with the 3rd year med student who did another history of me and took my vitals for the 4th time today. I also met with the surgical team, who did another history. The resident had been on the team that had put in my port. He explained that the cyst seemed to be pressing against blood vessels and that I would need surgery for it. The cyst would refill I immediately if it was drained. He said that the surgery wold be tomorrow afternoon, but that he needed to confirm with the vascular surgeon first. I can't eat after midnight until after surgery.

The nurse just replaced the port access needle with a sturdier one, involving lots of blood. Ick.

I am at Hahnemann Hospital. Room 1576. I dont know how long i will be here or what exactly will happen. I am glad I bring so many fun things to chemo to entertain myself.

My parents said they are coming tomorrow.

Needle count: 32
Touch count: 17