Chemo 24
Our day started with an early departure from San Marcos and came to a grinding halt on Camp Pendleton when two tractor trailers collided. This added an hour to the trip.
Val was sick twice on the trip up to LA. We always bring freezer bags with us. Meanwhile, in the back seat of the Chrysler, Nancy and I engaged in several heated arguments about PET Scans.
We arrived at USC at noon. Val checked in to the Day Hospital for a blood draw. I walked out into the waiting room and ran into Brian Stiver, Val's boss when she worked for Option Care. Brian is an amazing person. He just shows up out of the blue bringing gifts to Val. And this is not the first time. He did the same thing when Val was getting Chemo at Cedars. Thanks Brian!
We had a consult with Taleen and Dr. Lenz after the blood draw. Although the hospital care at USC is shaky, I am always impressed with our cancer caregivers.
Val's weight was 117. A bit low, but still well above her low point of 110. She is slightly jaundiced and her Bilirubin is at 3.5. Still too high but not at a point of alarm. Chris went up to Dr. Yang's office to get a copy of the stent insertion report. I will fax this to Dr. Lo, Val's Stent Doc at Cedars. We will probably schedule her next stent procedure for early February if Lo and Yang agree.
Dr. Lenz was concerned about a low Hemoglobin Count at 8.9. He recommended an infusion of two units of whole blood. This is a six hour procedure. We contacted our personal friends, Dr. Dean Tasher and his wife Veronica, a Nurse Practitioner in Escondido. They arranged for an infusion at Pomerado Hospital ER first thing tomorrow morning. Thanks Dean and Veronica.
Val was able to receive her chemotherapy today.
We struggled with traffic gridlock getting back home. A long day for all but thanks to your faithful prayers we joyfully carry this battle to the enemy day by day.
Godspeed
Val was sick twice on the trip up to LA. We always bring freezer bags with us. Meanwhile, in the back seat of the Chrysler, Nancy and I engaged in several heated arguments about PET Scans.
We arrived at USC at noon. Val checked in to the Day Hospital for a blood draw. I walked out into the waiting room and ran into Brian Stiver, Val's boss when she worked for Option Care. Brian is an amazing person. He just shows up out of the blue bringing gifts to Val. And this is not the first time. He did the same thing when Val was getting Chemo at Cedars. Thanks Brian!
We had a consult with Taleen and Dr. Lenz after the blood draw. Although the hospital care at USC is shaky, I am always impressed with our cancer caregivers.
Val's weight was 117. A bit low, but still well above her low point of 110. She is slightly jaundiced and her Bilirubin is at 3.5. Still too high but not at a point of alarm. Chris went up to Dr. Yang's office to get a copy of the stent insertion report. I will fax this to Dr. Lo, Val's Stent Doc at Cedars. We will probably schedule her next stent procedure for early February if Lo and Yang agree.
Dr. Lenz was concerned about a low Hemoglobin Count at 8.9. He recommended an infusion of two units of whole blood. This is a six hour procedure. We contacted our personal friends, Dr. Dean Tasher and his wife Veronica, a Nurse Practitioner in Escondido. They arranged for an infusion at Pomerado Hospital ER first thing tomorrow morning. Thanks Dean and Veronica.
Val was able to receive her chemotherapy today.
We struggled with traffic gridlock getting back home. A long day for all but thanks to your faithful prayers we joyfully carry this battle to the enemy day by day.
Godspeed
posted by McCrea Family at 10:12 PM
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I READ THIS BLOG EVERY DAY ABOUT THE TIME I WANT TO STOP AND PRAY IN MY OFFICE. VALERIE, I STOPPED AND PRAYED FOR YOU JUST NOW--AS MANY OTHERS ARE DOING--ASKING GOD FOR STRENGTH TO GET THROUGH TODAY AND GRACE FOR TOMORROW
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