Sunday, July 11, 2010

No Stem Cell Transplant in the Near Future

We went to UAB on 7 July for a second opinion and the possibility of doing a stem cell harvest. The doctor had reservation about doing a stem cell transplant due to her general conditions. The compression fractures that are causing pain and poor mobility, the digestive tract that is not functioning properly and causing pain, and the peripheral neuropathy.

We had a doctors appointment with our regular oncologist on 9 July. It was decided to take 0.7 mg/M2 of Velcade that day and then discontinue taking it anymore due to the peripheral neuropathy. She also started a dose of melphalan which is 8 mg per day for four days. She will take this again in five weeks. She also had blood drawn for a Freelite test. The results of this test usually take about a week.

Here are some of her lab results from 7/9/10:

WBC = 8.1 (4.8 - 10.8)
RBC = 3.32 (4.2 - 5.4)
HGB = 11.5 (12.0 - 16.0)
PLT = 137 (130 - 400)

1 comment:

  1. Keep the chin up.... I'm watching and praying for you and your wife...

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