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I actually went to the dentist for a regular checkup like a normal person yesterday. No platelet transfusions, no antibiotics, only a semi-uncomfortable teeth cleaning and the bill. Oh, and also the news that I need more dental work. Who would ever think I would celebrate that!
Monday, December 16, 2002
Good News and Maybe Bad News
The good news is about my counts. They are continuing to be good.
WBC 3.9
HgB 13
Platelets 201 (yes, you read that right!)
The (maybe) bad news is an enlarging node under my left arm that has been bothering me this past week and causes pain in my left arm and chest. I'm hoping it's just a "reactive" node--a reaction to an infection or some other stressor--rather than a lymphoma problem. I will have to check in wtih the Cancer Care Center late Monday or early Tuesday (before they close for the holidays).
That means my trip to Peoria will just be a day or so shorter. At least I'll get to be there when Dave and Dianne and Lauren and Cynthia and Dianne's daughter Katie are in town. I'll get to see everyone, so that will be nice. And then I can spend Christmas (which I don't really celebrate anyway) with a friend or two who are alone for the holidays. Works out well all the way around, so I won't complain.
And maybe when I go in next week I'll get good news that the node is just a passing phase...
The good news is about my counts. They are continuing to be good.
WBC 3.9
HgB 13
Platelets 201 (yes, you read that right!)
The (maybe) bad news is an enlarging node under my left arm that has been bothering me this past week and causes pain in my left arm and chest. I'm hoping it's just a "reactive" node--a reaction to an infection or some other stressor--rather than a lymphoma problem. I will have to check in wtih the Cancer Care Center late Monday or early Tuesday (before they close for the holidays).
That means my trip to Peoria will just be a day or so shorter. At least I'll get to be there when Dave and Dianne and Lauren and Cynthia and Dianne's daughter Katie are in town. I'll get to see everyone, so that will be nice. And then I can spend Christmas (which I don't really celebrate anyway) with a friend or two who are alone for the holidays. Works out well all the way around, so I won't complain.
And maybe when I go in next week I'll get good news that the node is just a passing phase...
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