Deb's 52nd birthday and the third anniversary of her diagnosis.
Not a good birthday present. Returned to Cancer Centre to have a further blood test when we saw Dr Connolly.
Blood test results were not good. WBC = 3.0 (low), RBC = 2.77 (low), PLT = 51 (very low). So platelet count had only recovered very slightly during the week. On getting the results Dr Connolly consulted with Dr Sanghera who then came to see Deb. It was agreed that Deb would not proceed with the chemotherapy. The slow recovery of the production of blood cells indicates the chemotherapy has caused detrimental effects to the bone marrow and further treatment may wipe it out all together. Deb is to return to the Cancer Centre on a weekly basis for blood tests to monitor levels and establish that the cell production has recovered.
Chemotherapy will not be restarted for the time being but progress of the tumour will be monitored by scanning. Deb's next scan will be in about 6 weeks time. Following that decisions will be made about how to proceed.
Another slip down the greasy pole. Have we got to the end of the treatment options?
Not a good birthday present. Returned to Cancer Centre to have a further blood test when we saw Dr Connolly.
Blood test results were not good. WBC = 3.0 (low), RBC = 2.77 (low), PLT = 51 (very low). So platelet count had only recovered very slightly during the week. On getting the results Dr Connolly consulted with Dr Sanghera who then came to see Deb. It was agreed that Deb would not proceed with the chemotherapy. The slow recovery of the production of blood cells indicates the chemotherapy has caused detrimental effects to the bone marrow and further treatment may wipe it out all together. Deb is to return to the Cancer Centre on a weekly basis for blood tests to monitor levels and establish that the cell production has recovered.
Chemotherapy will not be restarted for the time being but progress of the tumour will be monitored by scanning. Deb's next scan will be in about 6 weeks time. Following that decisions will be made about how to proceed.
Another slip down the greasy pole. Have we got to the end of the treatment options?
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