Mickey527
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Feb 1, 2000
- Messages
- 4,956
Just wanted to put a little update for those of you who care. And those of you who don't tough, read it anyhow. lol As you can see I am feeling a little more like myself, which is not such a good thing most of the time.
I saw a commercial yesterday for a shampoo that starts with a PAN.... It said guaranteed to make hair 50% thicker. Well I tried it and nothing. Not one hair on my head is thicker. Of course I only have 3 or 4 hairs, but they are not thicker. I want my money back!
I am still off chemo. The wound is healing better but still 7 cm deep and 4 cm wide. I see the surgeon on Monday and the Oncologist on Thursday. If they don't see major improvement in healing they will discuss possible surgery to remove the reconstruction. Oh well, at least I got a flat stomach out of all of this, I might as well have a flat chest too.
The Oncologist wants to start me back on Chemo in December but my counts are still very low. He expected them to get back up to the 13,300 they were when I started chemo, but instead they have gone down another 200 since last week. Right now my counts are 7,600 and that was with them holding Chemo for 4 weeks already. He feels that I might be the one in 1000 who need hospitalization after each chemo because I just can't seem to build up the WBC's on my own.
I am waiting for authorization from the insurance for Anespa. That is a stronger type of Procrit medication which will help me build up the WBC's, but it is over $6,000 per shot. I will get one each week and the Dr has to get insurance approval for it. Thank God I have a good insurance plan, I haven't had to pay for anything, and everything has been so outrageous.
I am so bored. Have any of you ever thought you would hear me say I wish I was working? My life consists of having the nurses sit with me while I shower, then they do the dressing change. Then I sit in my bedroom watching TV or doing needlepoint. Then the nurse comes back later in the day for another dressing change. Then I watch TV and do needlepoint.
Then I go to bed. What a life. And I have at least 5 more months of this.
Well thanks for reading. I will keep you posted on the Dr's decisions next week.
Have a great Thanksgiving, I am looking forward to a BIG meal that I don't have to cook, and no chemo to make me nauseous.
Peggie
I saw a commercial yesterday for a shampoo that starts with a PAN.... It said guaranteed to make hair 50% thicker. Well I tried it and nothing. Not one hair on my head is thicker. Of course I only have 3 or 4 hairs, but they are not thicker. I want my money back!
I am still off chemo. The wound is healing better but still 7 cm deep and 4 cm wide. I see the surgeon on Monday and the Oncologist on Thursday. If they don't see major improvement in healing they will discuss possible surgery to remove the reconstruction. Oh well, at least I got a flat stomach out of all of this, I might as well have a flat chest too.
The Oncologist wants to start me back on Chemo in December but my counts are still very low. He expected them to get back up to the 13,300 they were when I started chemo, but instead they have gone down another 200 since last week. Right now my counts are 7,600 and that was with them holding Chemo for 4 weeks already. He feels that I might be the one in 1000 who need hospitalization after each chemo because I just can't seem to build up the WBC's on my own.
I am waiting for authorization from the insurance for Anespa. That is a stronger type of Procrit medication which will help me build up the WBC's, but it is over $6,000 per shot. I will get one each week and the Dr has to get insurance approval for it. Thank God I have a good insurance plan, I haven't had to pay for anything, and everything has been so outrageous.
I am so bored. Have any of you ever thought you would hear me say I wish I was working? My life consists of having the nurses sit with me while I shower, then they do the dressing change. Then I sit in my bedroom watching TV or doing needlepoint. Then the nurse comes back later in the day for another dressing change. Then I watch TV and do needlepoint.
Then I go to bed. What a life. And I have at least 5 more months of this.
Well thanks for reading. I will keep you posted on the Dr's decisions next week.
Have a great Thanksgiving, I am looking forward to a BIG meal that I don't have to cook, and no chemo to make me nauseous.
Peggie
!? You both win! Peggie, I do care. I don't post much on the Collector's bb, but I do look for something about you &/or from you. Look at the good this week - you'll enjoy Thanksgiving dinner!!
