Being cool with everything
I take a chemo pill one week a month to destroy a cancerous brain tumor. By the end of the week I am exhausted, tired and nauseous. And I’m cool with that. During the following weeks my strength returns and I start to feel almost normal. And I’m cool with that. By the third week of the...
My platelets rock
OMG! Temodar cycle 21 starts next Monday (one week from now) and my platelet count is at the highest it has ever been during during chemotherapy. That is freakin’ amazing. (See chart above.) I always thought that after taking Temodar this long my body would be weaker than when I started. This is cool. I...
Stupid platelets
Bittersweet is what I’d call tonight. I was supposed to begin cycle 14 of Temodar, but my day 28 blood work shows that my platelet count is low. (But not dangerously low.) I have to wait until next Monday evening to start chemo. While it is nice to delay Temodar another week and continue reaping...
Platelet Burger
Once-A-Month Hamburger Night is tonight! I ritually eat a hamburger (with no cheese) before my week 3 blood draw because I believe it reflects favorably toward my platelet count. My platelets are at their lowest during week three of my four week chemo cycle. Vitamin B12 helps boost platelets and there is a lot of...
Let the chemo begin!
My platelet count is 128. I’m over the cutoff at 100 (but still under the “regular person” minimum of 140), so I can begin my 5th round of Temodar tonight. Viva la Temodar!
I heart graphs
Another reason I like Kaiser: I can make custom graphs from their Web site based on previous test results! My white blood cell count has remained consistent since November ’08. My platelets dropped a bit in late March and rebounded three days later thanks to a hamburger and some fish. (These results are based...
Low platelet count
I can’t start chemotherapy this week because my platelet count is low. Fortunately my white blood cell count is good. This can all be a blessing in disguise allowing me the opportunity to: Attend the A’s/Giants game on Thursday See Indian Valley Line on Friday Or, if my doctor allows, attend my grandmother’s funeral in...
