I thought I would add a short update following my transfusion. All went well. Many of you know I'm not a good pill taker. So the worst part of the day was having to take 2 pills as precaution against an allergic reaction to the blood. :-) I knew the pills were part of the orders so I took my own "props" - orange juice and a banana. I got the pills down and the rest of the day was easy after that! :).
The blood was red. I had hoped for blue. But I guess it wasn't a match. That was humbling. :-) The most exciting part of the day was when the nurse was unhooking me, she forgot to clamp off the tube to my port so I was baptized in blood. I don't know if it was my blood or the "other person's", but it was all red! So my first task when I got home was to do laundry! But all is well!
Thanks for your prayers and concern. I do have pink skin now and color in my cheeks! Amazing! The life is definitely in the blood!
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