Well, Sarah's made it through another round of Taxotere-Carboplatin chemo. She was pretty fatigued for the past week after treatment and had some mild nausea. Today her week-1 blood test showed zero white blood cells again, which was not unexpected. So, I'll be giving her two shots at home to kick-start her immune system and she's going to lay low and stay away from public places.
We got a curveball today when Sarah learned she has a bloodclot at the point where her mediport enters the vein in her chest. We were both initially pretty freaked out, but the docs don't seem to think that it is an immediate risk for her. The plan is for her to take Coumadin, a blood thinner, for 6 weeks and then get another ultrasound to determine if the clot is gone. The Coumadin should dissolve the clot over time but we're keeping an eye out for any unusual feeling or swelling on the side of her neck. If it doesn't take care of the problem, then Sarah will have to have her port removed and have another one put in on the other side of her chest. Ouch.
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Sorry about the blod clot. Believe it or now, my father AND my cousin's husband were both just hospitalized for blood clots and are now on coumadin as well. For a year I think. Glad Nicole's Walk went well. I plan to contribute, if I still can!
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