Posted by Becky
When Leif checked in for chemo on Monday, his spleen had gotten larger and his white blood cell count was somewhat elevated.
The chemo was fairly uneventful; he got some new drugs this time. The Rituxan was better; he got chilly for about an hour, but otherwise did not react badly. It still makes him feel cruddy, it was a relief not to have any rigors. They dosed it at half-speed. Since typically patients react to Rituxan less with each dose, I am hopeful that future doses will not be too bad for him either.
Leif's platelets are low, so after yesterday's chemo he got a unit of platelets, and he's getting another unit today. It looks like his big spleen is collecting them all rather than letting them circulate like they're supposed to. He also has been extremely fatigued, and is sleeping a lot.
When he gets out of here will depend, I think, on when they can keep his platelets above 10. They were 3 yesterday, and 8 this morning.
When Leif checked in for chemo on Monday, his spleen had gotten larger and his white blood cell count was somewhat elevated.
The chemo was fairly uneventful; he got some new drugs this time. The Rituxan was better; he got chilly for about an hour, but otherwise did not react badly. It still makes him feel cruddy, it was a relief not to have any rigors. They dosed it at half-speed. Since typically patients react to Rituxan less with each dose, I am hopeful that future doses will not be too bad for him either.
Leif's platelets are low, so after yesterday's chemo he got a unit of platelets, and he's getting another unit today. It looks like his big spleen is collecting them all rather than letting them circulate like they're supposed to. He also has been extremely fatigued, and is sleeping a lot.
When he gets out of here will depend, I think, on when they can keep his platelets above 10. They were 3 yesterday, and 8 this morning.
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