Called in Sick
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Well, it didn’t take me long. I haven’t even been at my part-time job for two months and I had to call in sick. I thought I was imagining things when I felt weaker and short of breath last weekend. … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Blood counts
Needle Watching
Question: do you look at the needle? When you have to have blood drawn peripherally or when you need a peripheral IV, do you look at the needle as it goes in? I suspect that the larger category of us … Continue reading
Friday Round-up
Clinic Visit Today I had my clinic appointment for transplant follow-up, labs, and, today, a cortisone stimulation test. I knew the appointment was approaching and I acknowledged to myself yesterday that I was not anxious about it as I usually … Continue reading
Let the Campath Begin
Journal: January 2002 My nurse for the day is friendly and cheerful. I get the impression that she might be a head nurse. We get a copy of my labs. My white cell count is still high – 17,300 mostly … Continue reading
“The Adventures of Cancer Bitch” – week one
This is the first week of discussion of our July selection. “Cancer Bitch” is obviously a different book from “The Last Lecture“, different in tone, different in style, different in purpose. But the two make an interesting juxaposition, illustrating that … Continue reading