It’s no longer the Christmas season, according to my calendar. There have been four holidays since New Year’s Day, for you non-government workers out there: MLK, Jr. Day, Valentine’s Day (even though it’s a Hallmark holiday), Lincoln’s birthday and Washington’s birthday. I had three paid days off work, and used them well.
I traveled to [...]
Archive for the ‘chemotherapy’ Category
More regular updates?
Posted in CLL, Stanford, chemotherapy, pre-transplant prep, tests on February 23, 2008 | 7 Comments »
A reprieve for the holidays
Posted in CLL, cancer, chemotherapy on December 7, 2004 | Leave a Comment »
Quick to the point, to the point no fakin’, chemo cooks my cells like a pound of bacon. Sorry, had that song in my head for some reason…
Went to the doc again yesterday. White blood cell count is at 2000. It’s been six weeks since my last round of chemo, and my immune system is [...]
Round…um…2.75?
Posted in CLL, cancer, chemotherapy on November 16, 2004 | Leave a Comment »
So, I was originally scheduled to start Round 3 this week. As you may have guessed by the verb tense in the last sentence, that won’t happen. I saw Dr. Rosenberg yesterday. As of Friday 11/12, my white blood cell count is 600. It’s been three weeks since Round 2, so this means that the [...]
Round 1
Posted in CLL, cancer, chemotherapy on September 21, 2004 | Leave a Comment »
First, I must thank all of you who called, emailed, and sent cards. Your support is always appreciated. While I didn’t answer the phone, it was good to know you were thinking of me. I know several of you asked about visiting over the weekend. Unfortunately, I was not up for guests. At best, you [...]
Let’s get this party started….
Posted in CLL, cancer, chemotherapy on August 24, 2004 | Leave a Comment »
Stats from yesterday’s doctor visit:
White blood cells: about 80,000.
Platelets: about 80,000.
Assorted bumps: getting larger (lymph nodes in neck and groin, and a new bump behind my right ear).
Dr. Rosenberg feels that it’s time to start treatment, so that’s what will happen. I’ll start chemotherapy on September 14. I was able to convince him to put [...]
