There is a dry-erase calendar on my bathroom door, where my treatment is tracked meticulously in numbers. It looks like a strange, evolving mathmatical equation. But every square represents a day, and each day contains very specific information. The key information is represented by the letters W, H, and P — White Blood Cells, Hemoglobin, […]
Today, my platelet count dipped to the point where standard medical protocol swung into action and I received a transfusion of someone’s platelets. So what is a platelet? They don’t look like blood: More like watered down honey mustard. Well, I am not a doctor, or a scientist, but I can tell you this: they […]
White Blood Cell count: 0.7 Platelets are at about 7, so I will be getting another platelet transfusion. That is all (for now).
Yesterday was rough. But, then so was the day before that. And the one before that too. The good news is that I seem to have avoided many of the harsher side effects of this treatment (mouth, throat, and other inside area sores, vomiting, diarreah, etc.), and am now beginning to feel like the first […]
The C Word 