"Twas the Day before the Night before Christmas......"

It was the day before the Night before Christmas and Marilee and her nausea nemesis friend found themselves together.  An in-home IV treatment for nausea and a bag of IV fluid fluids for hydration didn't seem to make a difference so Kelli made a call to the Huntsman Clinic which resulted in a visit to the Acute Care Outpatient for some more IV treatments.  The good news is that her platelet count was up above normal but her potassium and magnesium levels were down.  After some consultation, Marilee was moved up to the four floor hospital and got to spend the night before the night before Christmas.  More consultation this morning and she will be released this afternoon to go back to Kelli's house.  They are going to make some changes in her medication to see if they can help with the nausea but it does appear that she may have to deal with this during her Chemo treatments.   One of the nurses commented last night about the number of calories it takes for the body to fight cancer and that is one of the reasons that patients are usually tired and the importance of eating and drinking enough to assist the body in its fight.  It was good to see a few open beds in the 4th floor hospital.  The last time we were here most of all of the beds were full.  There were several families here today bringing  homemade blankets and other such items for the patients.  A wonderful Christmas tradition.  We are all hopeful that Marilee will enjoy the night before Christmas with her family!