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Back from Induction Chemo…

This topic has 5 replies, 1 voice, and was last updated 15 years, 2 months ago by jaxem.

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February 9, 2009 at 12:40 am #21818

PupsRule
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…about 2 weeks ago. Spent 37 days at Stanford, undergoing the high-dose regimen, and then developed complications from a fungal infection in the sinus and eye. Have diminished capacity in my right eye and am on IV brews at home until the fungus is under control. The chemo brought me into partial remission (5% blasts), but we can’t proceed down chemo-therapy road until/unless the fungus is cleared up. Am told that the fungus also likely rules out my candidacy for a BMT.

Feeling all right in spite of what could be viewed as a setback, and need to find a sassy pirate-girl name to match my eye patches!

February 9, 2009 at 4:17 am #21819

Jo L.
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Judith –
Sorry to hear about your setback – hope it clears up soon. As for the name – How about "Zola the Wild Wench"? You realize now you have to say "Arrrgh!" in every sentence, don’t you?

Jo

February 11, 2009 at 9:45 pm #21826

Jeanette B
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Hi Judith,
You don’t have to reply to my transplant question on the the othet topic, as I have found you here and have my answer. Leave the pirate name with me, I’m usually pretty good with those things.

Jeanette

February 13, 2009 at 10:11 pm #21827

jaxem
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Judith
Am shocked at hearing that you are not a candidate for anything because you have a fungus. When your whites are low, here comes the fungus. I know so many patients with a fungus going into a BMT.

How about "BITCHIE" for a sassy name?? You tell that cancer where you’re comin’ from, girl!!

February 15, 2009 at 8:47 pm #21829

PupsRule
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So much to learn. Jack, I’ll query the docs more about the "have fungus/no bmt" issue.

This past week underwent another bmb plus an MRI (to determine fungal status) and a biopsy on a swollen lymph node which appeared 4 weeks into my hospital stay. Back in a waiting pattern, which isn’t all that bad. Meanwhile, my sisters-in-law from Seattle and most excellent husband Jim are doing a fantastic job taking care of me, our pups, and the household. Bless our families and support systems!

February 27, 2009 at 11:08 pm #21846

jaxem
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JUDITH
I assume they did a biopsy when they did an mri of your lungs. I know it’s a hit-or miss when they take the biopsy but they’re pretty good at it. any results yet from the lung biopsy or bmb?
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