Posts Tagged ‘neutrophils’
Today marks the anniversary of Milo’s first visit to the specialist oncologist at NDSR. I don’t think I expected to still have him with us a year ago, so it’s great that he’s here and generally enjoying life. Since the last update: But, it’s not all been plain sailing. Milo seems to have been a […]
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Tags: cancer, chemo, chemotherapy, CHOP, cyclophosphamide, cystitis, lymphoma, neutropenia, neutrophils, UTI
It’s Milo’s 2nd birthday today, which is a landmark I feared he’d not reach four months ago. Since his last setback things have been ticking along very much to plan: The only cloud on the horizon is that his scan at NDSR didn’t show full remission, which the oncologist would normally hope for at that […]
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Tags: blood test, cancer, chemo, chemotherapy, lymphoma, Milo, neutrophils, protocol, white cell count
This wasn’t as much of an unwelcome surprise as the last time. We knew that the Cyclophosphamide hit him hard last time around, and despite a reduced dose, and some weight gain, it seems to have had a similar impact this time. A low white cell count (and low neutrophils) meant it wasn’t safe to […]
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Tags: blood test, cancer, chemo, chemotherapy, lymphoma, Milo, neutrophils, protocol, white cell count