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Monthly Archives: April 2019

14 Apr 2019

Chemo & Managing Side Effects

by Admin | posted in: Cancer | 0

Another early start for the hospital but good news: red cells are up by .7, platelets up a little and best of all the paraproteins are down from 35 to 22, with white cells at 4.1 so just in normal … Read More

Bendamustine, blood cancer, chemo side effects, indolent lymphoma, low grade, nausea, Rituximab, Waldenstrom's macroglobulinaemia
13 Apr 2019

A Grown Up Conversation

by Admin | posted in: Cancer | 0

Husband saw something on TV about home versus hospice care for the terminally ill. A woman was explaining that she wanted to go to a hospice so that her family wouldn’t have the memory of her dying at home. He … Read More

blood cancer, blood test, chemo side effects, hospice, indolent lymphoma, low grade, nosebleeds, paraproteins, Waldenstrom's macroglobulinaemia
11 Apr 2019

Walden what? A Bit of a Bombshell

by Admin | posted in: Cancer | 0

Each visit to the hospital feels like another piece of the jigsaw puzzle gets filled in. It still feels weird that Husband is being treated even though his haemoglobin and platelets are much higher than they were when he needed … Read More

blood cancer, blood proteins, breathlessness, Non Hodgkins lymphoma, paraproteins, thick blood, Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia
3 Apr 2019

Aching wrists & teeny track marks

by Admin | posted in: Cancer | 0

Husband is very conscious of the little dark track marks on the tops of his hands. The veins have become a bit discoloured and it looks like something has branded his wrist with little spidery black lines. He’s wondering if … Read More

Bendamustine, blood cancer, chemo side effects, irritated veins, Non Hodgkins lymphoma, SMZL, splenic marginal zone lymphoma

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