12.31.24: Still at Mayo, and a puzzle excursion

December, 31st, 2024

the puzzles we broke and started to put together

Nails the volunteer did, and wondering the halls of the 6th floor at Mayo

To start off with, I couldn’t eat a regular breakfast because of the coming bone marrow biopsy I was going to have. Instead, I had my morning cancer medication with a little bit of olive oil, which doesn’t violate their “NPO” restrictions.

I also had an early morning CT scan of head ... that’s  what created the funny picture of me with my eyes covered and wearing a mask. 

A volunteer high school student stopped in and painted my fingernails, which I wasn’t expecting at all. I chose two colors, because I couldn't just pick one, and they're a lighter purple and a darker one on different fingers.

I also finally had that bone marrow biopsy today ... it was in room and I was sedated, and therefore I don’t remember it, after the point at which they stuck some pads onto various parts of my body. 

After the bone marrow biopsy, I ordered a breakfast/lunch meal, which was a chicken/taco salad. I didn’t really eat it, instead eating some green jello, pudding, and a bit of a cornbread muffin, which I also just had to ask my mom to remind me of. 

I’m still waiting for more tests and input from neurosurgery. At the end of the day I’m watching a TV show and planning on going to bed soon. My dinner was vegetable lasagna, though I got half the fat content I needed for meds from the little brownie muffin it I ordered with it.

I also popped off to “The family room” with mom for a few hours, and we broke this puzzle and tried to put it back together, which led to a few photos. Also, this was the last day I spent at Mayo in this session of hospitalizations.

To be clear, the photo at the bottom is the one I initially had and published. I've added a little here.