We still haven’t been told anything about Waldenstrom’s. I Google. I do too much of that. Symptoms include headaches, nosebleeds, anaemia and low platelets. Sounds familiar. Also occasionally eczema-like skin lesions. I know that many things which can suggest cancer … Read More
The new steroid regime seems to be working much better for him. When he had 3 days of steroids (2 to ‘pre-load’ and 1 lot for the first day of chemo) he really crashed on the second day of chemo … Read More
Today was the mid month blood test. Dr Inscrutable was happy with the results: 122 for red cells, 283 for platelets and 3.3 for white cells. Husband asks why they were so keen to begin treating him when he wasn’t … Read More
It’s been 3 weeks since chemo and broadly Husband is doing well, or at least far better than we’d expected. We really had half expected him to spend much of his time feeling really ill. He does have periods when … Read More
Day 1 of Bendamustine. We really have no idea what to expect from this ‘bit more vicious’ drug but Husband manages to stride into the cancer treatment room with commendable cheer. The nurses put a heat pack on his hands … Read More
Red cells 148, platelets 417. Doc notes that the platelets are quite high, which is apparently common after splenectomy, but that there is no significant risk. He looks steadily at Husband’s notes and comments, “The lymphoma is staying away”; “At … Read More