Afterwards, I walked Kemmer on the Arco Number Hill - where every Butte High School Graduating Class since 1920 has put their year of graduation up. It was steep and we only went 0.2 miles as not to stress the blood clot in my heart.
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Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Lab Draw - January 11 2012
I drove to Arco, Idaho with a population of 995 (28 miles south of Mackay, Idaho with a population of 517) to the little Lost Rivers Medical Center Laboratory to have my blood drawn. First poke success! I won't get the results until they are mailed to me. They will fax the results to both Dr. Shull in Idaho Falls and Dr. Myint at UCH.
Once we got back to Mackay, I walked Kemmer on the Mine Hill an additional 0.6 miles.
Friday, January 6, 2012
Walked 0.6 Miles - January 6 2012
I walked Kemmer only 0.6 miles this morning on the Mine Hill. Mackay was covered in clouds, but it was clear and cold at the Cattle Guard on the Mine Hill. I'm not sure what I should be doing with this blood clot in the right atrium of my heart????
I thought I might hear about the results of my echocardiogram yesterday, but I did not. I did call Dr. Shull's office in Idaho Falls and asked them to send me my blood test results from January 4 2011. I REALLY MISS the instant blood test results from Colorado!
I also called the Atrium Pharmacy at the University of Colorado because my pharmacy here in Idaho has told me that they cannot get Fragmin 12,500 unit individual injections for me. The pharmacist at UCH said they could get Fragmin in a multi-dose vial (20,000 units per cc) and I could draw up the 12,500 units myself. Now, I have to work on getting a new prescription.
Friday, August 19, 2011
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Free Light Chains, Immunoglobulins, and M Spike Over Time May 18 2011 to August 15 2011
These results are from my blood draw at Dr. Moore's office on August 15 2011. My blood was sent to the Mayo Clinic for these tests. The chart shows my values overtime from diagnosis to August 15 2011. My M Spike is only slightly down from 0.6 to 0.4.
Monday, August 15, 2011
Blood Draw for Free Light Chains, Immunoglobulins, and M Spike August 15 2011
Drove myself to Dr. Moore's office in Fort Collins this morning to have my blood drawn from my Bard Power Port for Free Light Chains, Immunoglobulins and M Spike. They had a little trouble making my port give blood this morning, but after the second Huber needle access, all was good.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Labs - Immunoglobulin Free Light Chains, M Spike, Monoclonal Protein Study Serum and Immunofixation May 18 2011, June 13 2011, July 6 2011, July 26 2011
Monday, July 18, 2011
Monday, July 11, 2011
CBC with Differential and Comprehensive Metabolic Panel just before Chemotherapy (Velcade, Decadron, Aloxi) Day 3 in Cycle 2 July 11 2011
jm and Jani Malkiewicz at chemo Day 3 in Cycle 2 July 11 2011
Thursday, July 7, 2011
CBC with Differential just before Chemotherapy (Velcade, Decadron, Aloxi) Day 2 in Cycle 2 July 7 2011
Was surprised that my hemoglobin (HGB) had only dropped to 9.0 from 9.3 after all the blood that was drawn yesterday. My white count is still low, but on the high side of low.
Tried out one of the private chemotherapy rooms today and DID NOT LIKE IT - much better out in the airy big and NOISY room~
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Free Light Chain Blood Tests are back from the Mayo Clinic July 6 2011
The blood tests for Free Light Chains (specific to Multiple Myeloma) that were drawn yesterday July 5 2011 are back from the Mayo Clinic today. I have no idea how they get my blood to Rochester, Minnesota so fast! I've added the June 13 2011 initial results before I started chemotherapy with Velcade, Decadron, and Aloxi in Cycle 1 (in yellow) so you could see the changes after the end of Cycle 1 and prior to the beginning of Cycle 2 (Velcade and Revilimid). My M-Spike was 3.0, then 2.8 and has fallen to 2.0, so I guess the chemotherapy is working.
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On the road again to the University of Colorado Anschutz Cancer Center in Aurora Colorado July 6 2011
Jani drove me to the University of Colorado Anschutz Cancer Center in Aurora Colorado early today, July 6 2011.
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I had to have my blood drawn for an infectious disease work-up as part of the medical insurance pre-approval for a stem cell transplant. Nurse Cara in the BIC Center drew a dozen tubes of my precious blood. We decided not to use my intravenous Bard Power Port (which I had pre-treated with EMLA cream) because they have to waste blood when they first draw back and they needed to take so much blood for the tubes. The peripheral blood draw from my left arm went well on the first poke. I also had to give them a urine sample.
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Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Lab Blood Test Results for July 5 2011
They drew drew out of my Bard Power Port for several blood tests today July 5 2011
My blood work was also sent to the Mayo Clinic today and will take several days to get the Free Light Chain results back.
My white blood cell count is staying pretty consistent below normal, but not dangerously low. This graph show WBC over time May 18 2011 to July 5 2011
I remain consistently anemic overtime May 18 2011 to July 5 2011.
My liver function tests are too high, but probably from all the cell destruction that the Velcade has achieved. Here are the values overtime from June 13 2011 to July 5 2011.
My Immunoglobulin G counts have IMPROVED after just 1 Cycle of Velcade. They were 3,422 and have dropped to 2,197 (normal is 700-1,500). This is a 63 percent improvement to normal (1,500) and I only need to decrease the IGG level 37 percent more to get to 1,500. This is encouraging.
Monday, June 13, 2011
Chemotherapy Day 1 Cycle 1 Labs CBC, Metabolic Panel, Immunoglobins June 13 2011
Note that I'm more anemic with Hct of 26.4.
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