Fell

I haven't written in a while - Last week I was in the hospital again -
Gene went to the store and I got up and went to the bathroom - and woke up with my head in the shower stall - no warning, dizziness, head whirls or blurs. Just down. I knocked the glass doors off the tracks, broke the track, and was dripping blood all over when I came to. When I finally got myself upright (a story in itself) I found I had gashed my face from my nose to my lip. Didn't hurt so I had thought I had a nose bleed.
Leah showed up in about 5 minutes to visit me and since I had a bloody washcloth on my face - the first thing I said was "It's not as bad as it looks." She was so cool - got me dressed (I was still in my pj's) and then cleaned up the bathroom so Gene wouldn't have to see all the blood - Head wounds bleed a lot. She is great!
I am glad this isn't a movie because in the movies the glass doors would have shattered and cut off my head - and that would have really ruined a lot of people's day.
So Gene took me to the ER. I received 6 stitches -- the numbing agent, Lidocaine comes in square needles and burns - the only part of the procedure that hurt.
Then they surprised us by admitting me and giving me tons of tests. Result - the Taxol/steroid combo has slowed my nerve response. When you stand up, the nerves in your legs tell your muscles to contract taking blood to your brain - I guess I walked all the way to the bathroom without any blood in the brain.
First my legs give way, then quit delivering blood - both listed under the 2% possible side effects. I am definitely going to read that part of the package of information they give me more carefully!
Anyway I am back home and standing slowly - then flexing my calves. So far so good! Today I go in for my review of all the scans and we will see if I continue the chemo. I'll let you know.