Dr. Olson called tonight and I just broke down crying after I hung up the phone. She has to have one of the most comforting voices ever. She was concerned about a report from Dr. Thompson and wanted to check in on me. She wanted more information. Through our conversation I found out that my eosinophil count was up to 1000 at my last labs. That was very disheartening. I also just found out that my kidney function is elevated because of the high dosage of aspirin I'm on. Of course she was on top of everything talking about possible plans of action. She asked me to fax the CBC to her as soon as possible so she could see it for herself. She also wants me to call her Thursday with the pathology report from the sinus surgery. The last thing she said to me was, "there are good things we can still do. I want to talk to you at the end of the week."
My first day at National Jewish was one year ago today. That's kind of been in the back of my mind all day. The memories of that first day and week have been popping in and out of my head. I've been tired back at work this week, but hopeful because my peak flows have been strong. It all came flooding to the surface when I found out about the eosinophil count. I know it's not the end of the world by any means. It just hit me that it's been a long year. It's just been a long year. I'm so blessed to have such amazing doctors on my side.
