It used to be when I had a scratch, either from the cat or just my own clumsiness, it would go away in a few days.  Bruises were never a big deal.  Rarely did they go all purple and show up really ugly.  They seemed to be really pale and again they’d be gone in a few days.  Boy have things changed.

I have a cat scratch on my toe from 2 weeks ago and you can still see it.  They bruised me on the 3rd when they took blood and the bruise is only now starting to fade.  And it was ugly.  All purple and green.  That’s almost 10 days.  This kind of change in my system kinda freaks me out and is a big reminder that I’m on some heavy duty drugs and my body isn’t the same one I had 2 years ago.  I’m definitely more careful doing things than I used to be and try to avoid cat scratches when possible.

I know that my neutrophils control infections and thankfully I haven’t had any but do they also control the speed of healing?  I’ll have to ask the oncologist next month.