My lymphoma and related medical stuff

And the results are good – now three weeks in a row. White count at 6.1 and absolute neutrophils at 4.5. both in normal range and similar to last week. Rah-Rah-Rah!!!

Well, a very good report. First, no sign of lymphoma on the CAT scan. Second, white blood cell count up to 6.1, and the abs. neut’s at 3.8. Both very good numbers, well in the normal range. Last week they’d started to come up, with WBC at 3.8 and neut’s at 2.2. The CAT scan … Read more

Tomorrow morning Brigid and I will be off to Sloan Kettering to see the lymphoma guru, Dr. Zelenetz. He’ll have the results of t he CAT scan from last Friday, and hopefully they’ll be no sign of lymphoma. I certainly can’t detect any. And I will also have another complete blood count, so we’ll see … Read more

Tomorrow I will be heading to Sloan Kettering into  Manhattan for a 9AM appointment with the hematologist, Dr. Virginia Klimek. Then I am scheduled for my six month CAT scan, in anticipation of my appointment next week with the lymphoma guru, Dr. Zelenetz. I think there’s an excellent chance that  Dr. Klimek will want to … Read more

The Times had a fairly long feature today on the link between chemotherapy and cognitive problems like memory loss and the ability to concentrate. Unfortunately the prima donnas at the Times only allow their articles to be accessed for free online for one week following publication (unless you’re an NYT subscriber or have a Times … Read more

The numbers came in almost identical to last week’s counts. WBC is 2.2 (2.0 last week) and the key component number, the absolute neut’s. is 0.8 (last week 0.9). So no neulasta shot this week, and I see the hematologist next Friday.

I am off to Sloan Kettering for the weekly blood count in a few minutes. Will probably have the results by the mid-afternoon. Meanwhile, my cough is back.

Had my CBC today, and the pattern remains the same. My overall white count is 2.0 (down from 2.5), and the key abs. neut. # is 0.9 (down from a low normal of 1.8). So really no change in my general trend – I get a shot of neulasta (last one 23 days ago) and … Read more

Turned on the radio on the way back to the office and Rush is doing his 17th annual "Cure-a-Thon" to fight leukemia and lymphoma. He just talked about adult stem cell transplants. I emailed his website with a note that I’d love to talk to him about my transplant. I presume it’s highly unlikely they’ll … Read more

I left a note here last night that I was off to Sloan Kettering Urgent Care, since my temperature was above 100.5 (actually reached 101.9) and I had some bad chills. Despite my call to the hematologist on duty last night (Dr. Apollo) who told me to go to Urgent Care, they didn’t know I … Read more