Thursday, July 31, 2008

Our village

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Some weeks we do pretty well on our own. Other weeks we require lots of help from others. This was one of those weeks during which we were d...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Multiple updates

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Blood counts 1. Steve's overall white count is 4.3, which is great! 2. His neutrophils, which were a problem a month ago, are also in ra...
Monday, July 28, 2008

No lab results yet

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Steve's first blood sample today (which took four sticks!) was contaminated once it reached the lab. So the kids and I took him to Plano...
Sunday, July 27, 2008

Worn out

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We're a little worried that Steve's white counts might be low after this week's chemotherapy. He is extremely tired again. He al...
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Friday, July 25, 2008

Chemo and steroids

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Steve is doing well this week. He's had no obvious reactions to the chemotherapy. We'll have a better idea of how his blood is react...
Monday, July 21, 2008

Chemo starts again tonight

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Steve's blood drawn today came back with numbers in good range, so Dr. M gave him permission to start Cycle 4 of oral chemotherapy and A...
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Thursday, July 17, 2008

Pulmonology report

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At long last this afternoon, Steve had a visit with a pulmonologist. The referral took a while to receive, and then the appointment was slow...
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Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Get your running shoes on!

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Steve is a veteran of the Dallas White Rock Marathon . He won't be in shape to run this year's marathon, but he should be at the fin...
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Trying 2 mg again

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Steve stepped down to 2 mg of the steroid Decadron today. He's been at 3 mg for the past few weeks. We'll watch his symptoms at 2 an...
Friday, July 11, 2008

Today's check-up

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Steve's monthly appointment with his oncologist, Dr. M, was this morning. His lab results show that his white cells and neutrophils are ...
Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Much better numbers

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Steve's counts are back! His white blood count is up to 20 (which is actually out of range on the high end), and his neutrophils are 5.2...
Monday, July 7, 2008

Still hiding out

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Steve's counts are a little better and a little worse. His white blood cell count is up to 2.0 today from 1.5 Thursday. His neutrophils ...
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Sunday, July 6, 2008

Worn out

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We don't yet know if Steve's neutrophils are multiplying. We'll go in for blood work tomorrow for those results and then will wa...
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Friday, July 4, 2008

Working on new white blood cells

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Steve's neutrophil number was 0.8 this morning, down from 1.0 yesterday. He had blood drawn at Presby Plano's lab. Dr. M consulted b...
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Thursday, July 3, 2008

Low counts

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Steve's blood work today revealed a possible reason for his fatigue and general feeling of lousiness. His white blood cell count and abs...

Rough week

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Steve is still struggling with exhaustion, especially in the mornings. He's adapting as he can -- today he worked from home in the morni...
Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Another week, another Decadron drop

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Steve is determined to get off the steroid. Last week was 3 mg. Yesterday he took 2 mg. He tried for 2 again today, but after two full days ...
Friday, June 27, 2008

Disneyland, Day 3

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We had early entry privileges again Sunday, but we didn't need to be first in line this day. We mostly wanted to ride our favorite rides...
Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Down to 3 mg

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Steve continues his march down off Decadron. Yesterday he dropped from 4 mg daily to 3 mg. For the first time in this round of stepping down...
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Saturday, June 21, 2008

A note of thanks (written by Steve)

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Dear friends, I'll apologize up front: I'm not a writer. It is hard to believe that six months have passed since my first MRI indica...
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