“You know how to do this better than me by now”

On Treatment
Written By Liz Salmi

I had my day 23 labs today and should start Temodar cycle 23 in about a week.

I e-mailed my neuro-oncologist to remind him to check my lab work and refill Temodar, Emend and Kytril.

This is what he wrote back:

Your labs from 2/27/2011 look fine. I refilled cycle 23 temodar for you today. Just get your day 28 labs, per the usual, and call/email us for the results before starting cycle 23. Heck, I think you know how to do this better than me, by now! :)

Liz Salmi

Liz Salmi is Communications & Patient Initiatives Director for OpenNotes at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. Over the last 15 years Liz has been: a research subject; an advisor in patient stakeholder groups; a leader in “patient engagement” research initiatives; and an innovator, educator and investigator in national educational and research projects. Today her work focuses on involving patients and care partners in the co-design of research and research dissemination. It is rumored Liz was the drummer in a punk rock band.

https://thelizarmy.com
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