Iron Infustion Update

It turns out that I did NOT have an iron infusion on Monday.  I drove all the way to Madison, WI with my aunt and uncle (to drive me back if need be.....).  I had my movies to watch and my cooler packed.  The first stop is the lab where they checked my blood levels.  There was a slight improvement from 2 weeks ago, and he thought that we should wait.  Although my surgeon's nutritionist said that oral supplements would be a waste of time and money, this doctor (Hematologist/Oncologist) said that it is certainly worth a shot.  He did not want to risk the possible bad side effects from the iron and other drugs if it is not absolutely necessary.  SOOOOOO, I have a new iron supplement to take 3 times a day (if tolerated---so far, so good) and have my labs drawn again in a month.  If the levels are the same, or any lower, THEN I will have an infusion. So there I was, feeling "all dressed up with no place to go".  I had worked myself up and was kind of nervous about the whole thing for nothing.  We went to Trader Joe's (my FAVORITE) then to New Orleans Take Out (awesome).  My aunt and uncle now live in Rockford after being displaced by Katrina.  They said the food was just like home.  I got back into Rockford in time to go to work for 3 hours. Thanks to all that sent me info and good wishes, I will save them for next month!