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Merlin1047 said:I'm not even going to touch that line!!!!
I wouldn't either, but I couldn't resist. You started it. :tng:
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Merlin1047 said:I'm not even going to touch that line!!!!
Better than the lolli comparison!Merlin1047 said:Reached a milestone today. The vestiges of remaining hair were looking pitiful, so I shaved it all off.
I look like a freakin egg with a neck!
Merlin1047 said:Reached a milestone today. The vestiges of remaining hair were looking pitiful, so I shaved it all off.
I look like a freakin egg with a neck!
Sounding good ! I'm with you--get that chemo over as quickly as possible--we'll see what we can do in the food smuggling department !!!Merlin1047 said:Today's blood test showed everything either where it needed to be or close and moving in the right direction.
Platelet count at 129k (140k low normal)
White cell count at 7.5 (4.5 low normal)
Red cell 8.6 - still low (12.0 low normal), but it is higher than the count immediately after I received two units of blood this past Friday. Which means that I'm finally manufacturing my own again.
Talked to doc, he was happy. Said we were ready for round two of chemo. I asked him when he wanted to start that and he tap-danced a bit and hinted that we may want to start next week. I inquired why the wait. Turned out he was just trying to give me a break and let me get out in public without a mask for a few days. I told him that I was ready to get with round two as soon as he thought it was advisable. So we're going back in this coming Wednesday. Round one didn't kill all of the blast cells, so I figure that every day I delay, we're giving the little buggers more time to regenerate. No point in that.
As physically draining as the chemo is, I don't really dread having to do it. The thing that I hate most about going back into the hospital is that once again I will have to tolerate that swill that passes for food in that place.
Merlin1047 said:Today's blood test showed everything either where it needed to be or close and moving in the right direction.
Platelet count at 129k (140k low normal)
White cell count at 7.5 (4.5 low normal)
Red cell 8.6 - still low (12.0 low normal), but it is higher than the count immediately after I received two units of blood this past Friday. Which means that I'm finally manufacturing my own again.
Talked to doc, he was happy. Said we were ready for round two of chemo. I asked him when he wanted to start that and he tap-danced a bit and hinted that we may want to start next week. I inquired why the wait. Turned out he was just trying to give me a break and let me get out in public without a mask for a few days. I told him that I was ready to get with round two as soon as he thought it was advisable. So we're going back in this coming Wednesday. Round one didn't kill all of the blast cells, so I figure that every day I delay, we're giving the little buggers more time to regenerate. No point in that.
As physically draining as the chemo is, I don't really dread having to do it. The thing that I hate most about going back into the hospital is that once again I will have to tolerate that swill that passes for food in that place.
Well gee, looks like I may be headin to LA to do a little cookin...Merlin1047 said:.... The thing that I hate most about going back into the hospital is that once again I will have to tolerate that swill that passes for food in that place.
no1tovote4 said:If you can; tell us just before you go, studies show that prayers/meditation have greater effect if more people are working on it at the same time. (The two or more thing has a basis in science as well). This will give us a chance to get a "group" together, to concentrate our effort during the same timeframe.
Good luck, you are in our family's thoughts during our meditation...
Merlin1047 I'm so glad things are moving in the right direction so far! Keep it up. I believe that there are numerous studies that quantify that people that pray, tend to have a much higher positive aspect to life. Those that have a more positive outlook have been shown to respond to medical regimes much better. It's all connected.Merlin1047 said:I don't know about studies, things like this are hard to quantify. But I'm amazed at the number of people who have been praying for us. Personally, I believe that faith and prayer works, but I can't prove it. Every time I've asked God for healing or for strength, somehow it seems to be there when I need it.
Merlin1047 said:When all this is over and I've regained my strength, I'm going to kick my doctor's ass.
The rotten wanker led me to believe that the even numbered chemo sessions would be less strenuous than the odd. Well, they ARE shorter - by one day and they DO administer fewer drugs. Here's the catch - the reason for all that is the potency and effect of the drugs that are administered is such that they can't administer more without killing you. I've been pretty weak and exhausted for the last several days. Blood pressure has been all over the place from way too high to so low that I can't stand up very long.
So much for the bitching. The good news is that all the bloodwork numbers are stronger than after the end of the first round of chemo. The main item of news is that the blast cells in the blood have been reduced to zero. We were getting worried about that. That doesn't mean that the cancerous cells residing in the bone marrow are gone, but it's a step. I also don't know if there is some expectancy of blast cell regeneration or not.
But for right now, there's some good news and I'm not going to look that gift horse in the mouth.
Merlin1047 said:I don't know about studies, things like this are hard to quantify. But I'm amazed at the number of people who have been praying for us. Personally, I believe that faith and prayer works, but I can't prove it. Every time I've asked God for healing or for strength, somehow it seems to be there when I need it.
fuzzykitten99 said:Is Merlin ok? I haven't seen him post in the last couple days...
no1tovote4 said:I think he is in treatment this week, he'll update us when he gets back...
no1tovote4 said:It is hard to quantify the effectiveness of prayer if you only study one side, if all you studied were the people praying you probably would have a higher instance of bruised knees in those that pray.
There have been studies that show that those that believe and are prayed over during illness have a higher rate of recovery. They can quantify the result, by statistical data, if not the prayer. Most of those doing the studies believe it is psychosomatic, many others have a much more solid belief as to why and it has nothing to do with soft sciences....
Either way, my family will continue in the belief that what we do can help you and in the wish that you get well quickly.