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Today I had a meeting with my doctor at the Dana Farber Cancer Clinic. It was a little old “update” on how the first treatment affected me...answer any new questions...and a blood test. My session with the doc went very well. We had 7 million new questions about everything, and the doc took the time to answer each one. I’m really lucky to have a doctor that is so compassionate and easy to talk to.
There were no real surprises as far as the Q & A went. Just about every answer is what you would assume, but you really need to hear it from the doctor for it to be real. For instance, we asked about drinking alcohol. My doctor jumped in to answer, “Absolutely not.” He went on to say that I could have a half of a glass of champagne when my son is born...but that’s it. No beer/wine/alcohol isn’t really a big deal to me...I can’t imagine drinking the way I feel anyways.
The thing that was a real eye-opener to me today was the results of my blood work. When you are going through chemotherapy, there are obviously many things that need to be tracked. White blood cells are some of the more important things. After my blood work today, my doctor went over the results with me...they were pretty amazing.
Today my white blood cell count is 1,600. Now, I’m going to go out on a limb as guess that this number means nothing to you...it really meant nothing to me, until it was put into perspective by the doc. When I began my first treatment (on 10.13.05) my white blood cell count was 7,500...a dramatic drop...in 11 days. But the real whopper is that an average healthy person’s white blood cell count is 15,000.
15,000 vs. 1,600...major difference.
If this number means anything to me, it makes me more aware of the fact that I need to be real careful. If I am going to be around a lot of people, I will wear a surgeon’s mask. My friends and family are aware that if they do not feel well, they cannot be around me. A simple cold could be very bad for me. I can’t tell you how many times I wash my hands in a single day.
Another “not-so-great” piece of info that I got, was that the side effects of the chemotherapy will only get worse for me. As my body undergoes chemo, it becomes harder and harder for it to recover. This means that my 2nd treatment will be worse than my 1st, and the 3rd worse than the 2nd, and so on. Not very encouraging...but it is what it is.
My next treatment is scheduled for November 3rd.
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Hey Jeff. Ian Mortimer here. We worked on staples at Sapient. Then we worked on gettin a beer now and then. Tuohy just sent me this. I'm blown away. You're in the prayers of myself and my wife. Take care of yourself. We're in your corner.
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