This week V. went to see her oncologist on this side of the bay instead of going all the way over to UCSF.
She was a little worried that they'd have trouble getting a blood sample. Her veins are pretty messed up from all the chemo and she's had some pretty bad experiences having blood drawn. At UCSF they have a special IV nurse for patients who have this difficulty. V. was relieved when they got her on the first stick at Dr. G's office.
Her numbers are still increasing, ever so slowly, but heading in the right direction all the same. She didn't have to get any transfusions again.
Being able to do all this locally is a great advantage too. It makes for a much, much shorter day which is less tiring which is bound to help with recovery.
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I also got the OK from my Nurse Practioner to go out to dinner when my dear friends Julie and Mike are here from MN next week! This is my first freedom from house arrest since I came home from the hospital.
Thanks to everyone for all your support. I am in the normal range for White Blood cells and all the other counts are getting closer to the range.
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