Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Well, No Chemo, after all the traffic
I met with Carol Riley the nurse practitioner today, after being in the car for about 2 hours to get to Hopkins. A little rain causes much havoc in Baltimore. It turns out that my platelets are low (62,000 vs 100,000 for normal) so I can't receive carboplatin. I've been receiving the full dose of carbo, which can knock down the platelets, so I may end up receving a lower dose next time. The good news is that my liver enzymes are normal again. Instead of receiving chemo one at a time, Carol thought it best to try to move everything for next week. It's less poking for me so I'm fine with that. I'll definitely have to get the herceptin next week though since it lasts in the body for 3 weeks usually, and it is really the reason that I want to go through all this. Mom, Sam, and I will be hanging out at the mall it seems, getting our Christmas shopping done!
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Oh well that's annoying. I was going to take off of work to join you guys, but I didn't think they'd let me. Well have fun at the mall. Maybe I'll see you when I get back. I have The Dark Knight on Video-on-Demand, so we can watch it if you like!
Maybe I'll see you later tonight.
Well, it is better to be safe! Stay warm!
Hey Willliam, I ended up going home since I'm not taking the steroid anymore due to no chemo. I didn't know when I would crash. I'm still awake and in the library though. Maybe we can watch the Dark Knight over the weekend. Sam and I took Mom out to an Indian restaurant for lunch so she should have plenty of energy for her shopping spree. I was just worried about her driving in the rain.
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