Driving to my house
Posted on February 28th, 2007 by Beth
This is my neighborhood.
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Last week off
Posted on February 27th, 2007 by Beth
I had last week off treatment, which was nice. This week I just had Zometa, which I learned from others never to have on the same day as Velcade. They reported severe flu-like symptoms, which I want to avoid! I had blood drawn today, and can call on Thursday or Friday to find [...]
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A Buddy Runs Through It
Posted on February 25th, 2007 by Beth
This is my dog, Buddy, at the park yesterday. He loves this more than anything in the world! Click on play to watch the video.
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They look like mosquito bites
Posted on February 18th, 2007 by Beth
Yesterday when I woke up I had what looked like a couple dozen mosquito bites on my torso. They don’t hurt or itch. They’re just there. The same today, too. I think there might be a few more. I didn’t count them yesterday, so I don’t know for sure. I guessed [...]
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Velcade and Doxil Side Effects
Posted on February 14th, 2007 by Beth
Here’s some advice I got about Velcade/Doxil from one of the researchers involved in early trials. I thought I’d pass it on.
With the Velcade and Doxil, have they started you on oral Vit B6? When we used to run the Phase I study of that combination, we have recommended pyridoxine (Vit B6) 200 mg by [...]
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Lab results after first cycle of Velcade + Doxil
Posted on February 9th, 2007 by Beth
Here are the before and after lab results. They’re from different labs, so they’re like comparing green apples to red apples, but there’s enough of a difference to indicate that Velcade + Doxil is working for me. Next time, the blood will be sent to Horizon.
12/20/2006 (Quest)
Total protein: 8.3 g/dL (ref range: 6.0-8.3 g/dL)
M-spike [...]
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HealthBlogs
Posted on February 2nd, 2007 by Beth
HealthBlogs is open for business now. It provides free blogs, just like this one, to anyone who is facing a health challenge, caregivers, healthcare professionals and people who are interested in health and fitness. Please stop by www.healthblogs.org to create a blog for yourself, and please tell a friend (or 10)!
I’ve been blogging [...]
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