Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
Here I am, coming to you live from Virginia Mason hospital on the second day of the third round of high-dose Methotrexate!
Last night we began the MTX infusion around 6:30 or 7pm. It finished near 11pm or midnight. I’ve had a bit more nausea this time around, but nothing so bad that we can’t stay [...]
Tuesday, January 12th, 2010
Last Friday was my second intrathecal dose on Depocyt, and yesterday I re-admitted to the hospital to start my second round of high-dose Methotrexate. The drip finished up around 11pm, so the rescue doses of Leucovorin antidote will start up around that time.
This morning I got to be a teaching aide, too! A program coordinator [...]
Friday, January 8th, 2010
Hey there, long time no see! The last month has been a roller-coaster, full of ups and downs. In that order.
This is going to be really long. Check with your stomach first: is it growling? Grab a snack before starting to read. I care about your comfort!
At the beginning of December we did a bunch [...]
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