Thursday, April 7, 2011

Day Three... The Home Stretch

Three days of legalized Ketamine, very little sleep, and unfamiliar surroundings do not a vacation make.
The Third day started the evening before when the ceiling tiles of the bathroom decided to rain. The last thing we needed was to slip and fall in the restroom late at night so a 10:30 PM call to the front desk yielded only a room change. The room was clean, but sadly that was all it had going for it. The new room was an adjoining room so we could not help but hear the TV and conversation as if it were actually in the room. Now this wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for the person in it locking himself out and spending the next few minutes cursing loudly in the hallway and pounding on the door. His luck changed when he was able to get inside and offer a lighter to a neighboring female, then watch TV at a very high decibel level. Luckily it shut off at about midnight...but then started back up at 5:45 AM.   . . .RISE AND SHINE !
That leads us to the start of getting ready for the 3rd installment of Infusions. We were happy to see the young girl that has been side by side sharing this horrible experience in the lobby, and her Dr. from her home state of Colorado had actually come to see her. We shared a caring and empathetic smile to her and her parents, and wished them luck  and prayers for the day.  We filled out the same paperwork, walked into the same room, and hooked up to the same mechanisms. Here we go again.
Michelle was started at 90mg of Ketamine, then went up quickly to 135mg. That seemed to be the max without putting her into danger of choking on her own saliva. My wonderful wife came through with very elevated blood pressure, but came through nonetheless. Today's movie menu was Couples Retreat for humor and then Bee Movie for light hearted comedy. (who would have thought I would use Seinfeld and Comedy in the same sentence?)
Once the therapy was over, Michelle's emotions ran very high. Raw tears streamed down her face as her confusion overran her sense of reality. After about 1 hour and 30 mins of coming out of the infusion, she was able to get out to the car and back to the hotel.... just in time to move to the new room!
Tonight my brave little woman is resting like crazy and the fog has not cleared from her head yet. Please be patient for her calls back and text messages telling you how much she loves you and thanks you for your prayers.
Tomorrows agenda is a video evaluation to document any objective evidence that things are working and I will be letting everyone know the future path and the view of the finish line for Michelle.
If you have a minute to say a final prayer for her, it will be more than appreciated.

2 comments:

  1. Many, many prayers through this night that that treatment works it's magic for you! Congrats to you girl for your wear with all, hopefully your tests of strength are coming to an end. No matter what, you pass. You are so brave. Hugs and prayers to J and J too.

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  2. Prayers,prayers and more prayers for you,Michelle. Awaiting in anticipation to hear the results tomorrow. Love & hugs to you,Mom and Jason!!! You made it sweetheart!!! I am so proud of you. It sounds like it was a difficult experience, but you finished!!! Love you so much!!!

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