Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Time Off from Chemo

On Monday Luke got the last harpoon for a while. His labs revealed that his counts were still low, things are beginning to trend upward but rather slowly. Luke did not get any blood, his doctors would like to see how his body reacts now that the chemo has stopped for a few days. Luke will be back down at MDA Friday for another count check, if necessary he may be transfused.

Because his counts are so low Luke is pretty tired and he runs the risk of infection. Dr Yuen does not think he will be ready for chemo next week, but he has surprised her before.

The next round of chemo is not as intensive as the last several months. For the next round Luke will get methotrexate, vincristin and erwinia every 10 days with a few spinal taps thrown in. The dosage of methotrexate will be increased each week until his system says no more.

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  1. Hey, babe. I know you can get through this next part and forge ahead. You are, after all, related to me, yes? They told me I would not have children -- it was an impossibility, and look at what happened. Your strength, determination and sense of humor (mostly) will see you through -- I promise! Love you so much and cannot wait to give you the biggest hug in person -- three weeks and counting!

    Love you mucho, honey.

    Aunt Jacquita

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