Last Thursday I started the last lap around the R-CHOP track.
We started the day by talking with Dr Norman about the schedule for the next few weeks, then went to the Oncology Infusion Center for blood tests. Then back to Dr Norman for more intrathecal chemotherapy. Then back to the Oncology Infusion Center for round …
Yesterday I walked on my own power from the 4th floor observation rooms to the 5th floor Oncology Infusion Services department.
When we got to the desk the friendly staff announced “you must be Tom Music!” My reputation (and my appointment) preceeded me.
They took me to my room, showed us where to find the snacks and …
July 22, 2009 – 9:25 am
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By Tom
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Posted in Treatment Phase
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Tagged adriamycin, cytoxan, dilaudid, dr norman, nurse ruth ann, oncology infusion services, prednisone, r-chop, rituximab, rituxin, vincristine
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After the meeting with Dr Norman, we headed to our first meeting of the Seattle Cancer Lifeline’s Lymphoma Networking Group. It was so very worth it.
We had a lot of questions that would be difficult for the doctor to answer. Questions that make people who’ve already been through this ideal resources.
We picked up some food …
We met in-person with Dr Norman to look at the slides from the PET scan that pointed out the neck lymph nodes. He was able to flip through the images to rotate my body lengthwise, giving us a view of the neck. It was really neat to see.
He warned us that the lymph node may …
July 6, 2009 – 4:41 pm
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By Tom
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Posted in Diagnostic Phase
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Tagged adriamycin, chemotherapy, chop, diffuse large b-cell lymphoma, dlbcl, dr norman, group health cooperative, lpl, lymph nodes, lymphoplamacytic lymphoma, muga, permanent remission, pet scan, r-chop, rituximab, seattle cancer care alliance, second opinion
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