So I had my last dose of Rituxin today. And my blood counts were better. Which they should be, since I had shots of Neulasta (for WBC’s) and Darbepoetin (for RBC) last week. The white count with components looked very good, while my RBC count was still a little low. Hemoglobin was OK.
So here’s the game plan. First, make a date to see the lymphoma guru Dr. Zelenetz in two months at MSK in Manhattan. I called today and October is already almost entirely booked, so will talk to his nurse tomorrow and settle on something.
Two weeks from tomorrow I’ll have bloodwork, and get a shot of Darbepoetin forthe red counts. Then two weeks after that, I’ll see Dr. Chia at the Sloan Kettering office in Sleepy Hollow.
I also have to make a date to see my internist, Dr. Sheehy. I told Dr. Chia "I have to see Dr. Sheehy since after all of this, I don’t want to die of something else." She found that amusing.
The gym is going well – five days last week. Two weight machine sessions and almost three and a half hours of cardio on the stationary bike and ellyptical trainer. It was the first time in months that I hadn’t worked out with weights for three days in the week.
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