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 showed some signs of infection in my lungs, which may be the cause of all this coughing, etc. But since I am on the sixth day of a 14 day Augmentin regime (an antibiotic) that is effective with chest infections, they feel that’s all that needs doing.
Besides seeing Dr. Zelenetz I also saw for the second time Dr. Matt Matasur, who is doing a fellowship in oncology at Sloan Kettering.
This morning as I was headed out the door I had the thought of bringing my camera, and then thought "who I am going to take a picture of?" Well I wish I had, because in the waiting area Dick Gunderman, another patient of Dr. Zelenetz who had been two months behind me in the chemotherapy protocol (he had his stem cell transplant in March of 2006) came up and re-introduced himself.
I had met him through this weblog, as his brother had googled lymphoma and come to this site, and then contacted me. I’d spoken to Dick on the phone and then he came to see me when I was hospitalized for my transplant, on a day he’d come to Sloane for his RICE chemotherapy. Here he is in the second picture, wearing the hat.
Tom Faranda’s Folly: Rogues Gallery from the past few days
He’s a much better-looking guy without a hat or face mask (and with hair)! He met Brigid today, and we were all delighted to hear that each of us is doing well. It was great to see and have time to talk with him. Dick is moving to Florida shortly.
So an excellent day, really couldn’t have asked for much more.
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