monday. in to see the cancer doc. she says, your white cell count is low, platelet count is low... today's iv is cancelled. so good news -- no iv today. and bad news -- no iv treatment today.
==== Dr Nick Lethbridge / Consulting Dexitroboper
Agamedes Consulting / Problems? Solved.
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"Life is like riding a bicycle. When you fall off you get right back on and wobble into traffic, causing jams by getting in the way of more successful people who own cars." … Pardon my Planet
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white cells are at 0.7, better than this time last cycle when they were at 0.2, minimum for treatment is 1.0. platelet count is (i think she said) 108. whatever that means.
as deb later says, at least the chemo is definitely killing *some* cells :-)
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for the rest of the day i shop, rest, relax, do some work on the pc. sure my cancer treatment is interrupted. but it's a relief to not have a cannula into my vein. and a two week break over easter, till the next big chemo week.
tuesday, deb is not at work, nothing much planned. out for coffee in the morning, out for a run in the afternoon. even our run is good, in the dry patch between rain showers. i manage -- quite easily -- 4km in 40 minutes. slow but steady.
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tuesday night i wake up -- as usual -- damp with sweat. here's why:
i go to bed and feel cold. so i pull up every blanket. i fall asleep -- as soon as i reach a comfortably warm temperature. then, while sleeping, i continue to warm up... until i wake up, hours later, far too warm -- and sweating.
well, this time i wake up sweating. and with an itchy backside. i find a mirror, a light, i look at my backside. and see what i can only describe as, extreme nappy rash ! damp, warm, wrapped up in blankets... i don't think i can claim this as a chemo side-effect. i ease the itch with vaseline. throw off blankets. go to sleep dry, though chilly.
morning, not so itchy, still looks bad. deb is sympathetic. for babies, she says, we keep them dry, use vaseline, let them roam loose with no pants. you can do that, she says, but not till i've left for work.
and now it's wednesday. i'm feeling fine, itching is fading. could be a busy day. first, i think, i'll have a bit of a rest...
==== Dr Nick Lethbridge / Consulting Dexitroboper
Agamedes Consulting / Problems? Solved.
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"Life is like riding a bicycle. When you fall off you get right back on and wobble into traffic, causing jams by getting in the way of more successful people who own cars." … Pardon my Planet
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dying for you to read my blog: notdotdeaddotyet.blogspot.com.au :-)
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Probably had nappy rash but can't remember it.
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