Chris and I arrive at the hospital around 11am. We ring the bell at the front desk, because it is saturday and there is no receptionist. Nurse Lisa opens the door and leads us to room 3. In the room there are three reclining chairs and a hospital bed. "Where do you want to sit?" nurse Lisa asks me. I chose the first recliner chair and get comfy. The hospital bed is looking real good but i stay in the chair. Lisa gets me set up and goes over the ins and outs of blood transfusions. I then sign a consent form and she hooks me up to a saline bag for an appetizer. I tell her i wish i had a jolly rancher because of the taste in my mouth and she and another nurse that walked right in hand me dishes of jolly ranchers. What the heck, this is service. Come to find out these two nurses are just the helpers for the real nurse. I have three ladies helping me today. Nurse Sue comes in and tells me she will be my nurse for the day and if i need anything let anyone of the ladies know. She gives me tylenol and benadryl in case of allergic reaction or fever. She tells me (and Chris) in the hallway there is a soda machine, juice in the fridge and snacks in the drawers. There are electronic games to play, my own TV and curtains in case i want some more privacy. This is luxury compared to the chemo floor. Just as i was getting more comfortable Nurse Ricki brings Chris and me a sack lunch. We are definitely getting spoiled. I don't think i would want this every day. I think if I did I would become ungrateful and lazy. I am glad I only had it for one day but wouldn't trade my chemo floor.
My blood arrives and Sue gets it hooked up. I ask Chris to tell me when it is going into my body, the thought of looking at the IV makes me nauseous. He tells me the blood is going in my body and I relax, doesn't feel much different. I become very sleepy, i think it is the tylenol. After about two hours, I have Chris help me get to the bathroom and then when we get back to the room I lay down in the hospital bed. I am very sleepy now and am getting cold. Nurse Sue brings me another blanket and I lay back and relax. Chris plays his game and goes to get coffee while i rest. After the first bag, i started to get hungry. I already ate my sack lunch so I have Chris go get me some soup. I eventually look at the IV and notice the blood looks like V8. Gross. Can't believe this is going to make me feel better. I am so sleepy from the tylenol i don't notice a huge difference with the transfusion. Finally the second bag is finished and Sue gets me ready to go. I feel a little better but still tired from the tylenol. Maybe tomorrow there will be a difference. Dinner was yummy. Chicken!
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