Stupid platelets

On Treatment
Written By Liz Salmi
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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 the benefits of feeling normal, this just means I will have to deal with this next week. And dang it--I have plans for next week!The Bay Area Brain Tumor Walk is on Saturday, May 1, and that is now when I will be feeling my worst. Insert pouting face here. 

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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