Category: My lymphoma and related medical stuff

Scroll down, and a bit below my picture you’ll see "Categories". The only category is "My lymphoma and related medical stuff". If you click on that, only the lymphoma-related and a few other health-related postings will appear! My other ramblings, family stories, and mediocre jokes will be gone. Then go to this January 8th posting,…

I mentioned on the 16th that my bloodwork that day was fine, except for the continuing below normal WBC (white blood cell) count. So Dr. Kewalramani decided to take me off the antibiotic Bactrim and put me on a different antibiotic, called Mepron. His feeling was that I’ve been on the Bactrim so long, and…

The CBC came out about like last week – WBC’s at 2.0 with most of the components within normal limits, and my red blood count, hemaglobin and platelets all OK. Not sure if Dr. Kewalramani  will want me to have another blood test next week. I am sure he’ll call me in the next day…

I feel fine. In fact I feel 100%, except when working out in the gym, when I feel 80-85%. I have gotten to the gym five days a week for the past two weeks, and am shooting for six days this week. Yesterday (Saturday) I rode the stationary bike for 24 minutes, stretched for 12…

The Times had a pretty comprehensive article on breast cancer and chemotherapy yesterday (May 12th). Shift in Treating Breast Cancer Is Under Debate – New York Times Unfortunately the Times only allows free access to their articles for one week – after that you either have to pay a small fee for access or $50…

First off, you probably should ignore the joke just below, which is not really in the spirit of the journal! Then scroll down, and a bit below my picture you’ll see "Categories". The only category is "My lymphoma and related medical stuff". If you click on that, only the lymphoma-related postings will appear! My other…

I saw my transplant doc, Dr. Kewalramani yesterday (Tuesday) and got a good report on my CAT scan from last week. The only issue was that I had some congestion or fluid or something in my chest, but he wasn’t concerned about it. No problem with my lymph nodes at all. So I have been…

I had a CAT scan yesterday and some bloodwork today. The CAT scan is in anticipation of my meeting with the transplant doc, Dr. Kewalramani, next Tuesday. The bloodwork was to check my cell counts and see if I needed a white or red blood cell booster shot. The white cell count was a little…

A good report – an actual decline of almost 50,000 in the annual number of people dying. Update 1: U.S. Records Drastic Decline in Death Rate – Forbes.com Some excerpts: The 2 percent decrease, reported by the National Center for Health Statistics, came as a shock to many, because the U.S. is aging, growing in…

I know some people are steered to my journal only because they are interested in my perspective on lymphoma and my treatment. If that’s you, then go to this January 8th posting, Tom Faranda’s Folly: Four months of journaling  that gives links to 13 earlier posts. These posts will give you a good picture of…