On Tuesday, I went to UNC with a friend. We often ride together, since we see the same doctor. I asked for a printout of may lab results, and here it is.
Test Name Result [...]
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My IgA was 676 mg/dL as reported by the lab at UNC today. That’s down almost 300 mg/dL from last month (964). It continues to move in the right direction. My doctor said that he has people who have done Velcade & Doxil who have gotten 2 year remissions from it.
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This is what Doxil looks like. Doesn’t it look like it would be good over crushed ice with a little umbrella in the glass? That’s not me talking, BTW.
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I have hives again from Velcade. This time there are more, and they itch! When my sister called to ask if I wanted anything while she was out shopping, I asked her to get some Benedryl for me.
I’m watching “Dirty Jobs” on the Discovery Channel. I just love Mike Rowe.
I also really [...]
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People searching online for health advice often reject sites giving high quality information in favour of those with a human touch, a study suggests.
Researchers found people use an initial weeding out process to deal with the minefield of health information of variable quality available.
However, this tends to mean they quickly eliminate most NHS and drug [...]
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I just finished watching Gallipoli, with Mel Gibson (from 1981). That movie makes me think of Chris Hollyer. Each year, on ANZAC day, he would write to the list about the meaning of the day to people in Australia and New Zealand. We’ll have to maintain the tradition for him.
If you’re interested in reading health [...]
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I just got off the phone with the nurse at my oncologist’s office and got some good lab results. She read off everything, but I didn’t have a pen and paper. I just remember the immunoglobulins, so here goes:
IgA 964 mg/dL
IgG [...]
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