Monday we had to drive out to Moores Cancer Center to give two blood draws. The first was the normal Complete Blood Count/Metabolic. They wanted me to come back so they could get a draw to start the matching process. First they have to type my blood, etc. then later if we go that route we'll be checking for donors.
So I was pretty worn out after those 2 excursions, but I bounced back later in the afternoon after a short nap. My energy levels were just about coming back to normal after recovering from the transplant and flu, now they are way down again. I will just need to calibrate my exertions and not over-do anything. Usually the first chemo after the lymphoma resurgence seems to be the toughest because your body is dealing not only with the effects of the chemo itself, but getting rid of the dead cancer cells as well. I usually find subsequent courses not as tough as the first one.
It's still pretty much of a question mark as to what is next for me. I'll have have another round of chemo in a few weeks (outpatient this time). Then it's probably back to my Scripps oncologist to figure out the rest. The transplant specialist at UCSD thinks another tranplant (with stem cells from someone else) will be the next thing. I'm not so sure. One is the question if my insurance company will cover it, and two, if I've actually had enough time to recover from the first transplant. The transplant is pretty grueling for the body, so we'll have to see what my oncologist's at both places decide or recommend. I could probably continue on with occasional chemo, but I don't know if that's something they normally can do for lymphoma. We'll see.
I'm going to go back to work next week, Lord willing, so that will be nice to get back to something other than myself. I'll probably work from home a lot and come into the office when I need to.
I'm going to kick back today and just relax and nap. Feel free to call or stop by (call first), I love the company.
Soli Del Gloria!
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