Monthly Archives: February 2012

The Fabric of Illness

Posted on February 29, 2012 by bk

I don’t mean for this to be an advertisement. But the things is, I have been finding ways to decorate my little animated and autonomous beasts to give them some class and verse. I mean, a device which can tell the difference between a dog and cat and then follow the on ...

The Nightmare Began . . .

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Carole Leigh

01/14/12

Checkup Februari 28th

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Sander

Yesterday I had my checkup with the hematologist. After a week with 5 radiations and high doses of Prednisone it is good to set things straight and find out what’s going to happen. On Monday 12th I will have a Pat scan, so they can identify the activity of the “ ...

MGUS may increase risk of developing infections…

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Margaret

Today I’d like to post the link to a very interesting article published recently in the “Myeloma Beacon”: http://goo.gl/jIhKJ Here’s my own experience, which I’ve written about on the blog: in 2005 (= the year of my SMM diagnosis; progression f ...

Sleepy Zombies

Posted on February 29, 2012 by feresaknit

=]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]] That’s Bud’s contribution to today’s post.  He was lying at the side of me and put his head on my lap completely ignoring the fact that it was already o ...

Walk Log February 21 to 27 2012

Posted on February 28, 2012 by rudi48

Walked this week for a total of 18.8 miles.

Fighting the Good Fight

Posted on February 28, 2012 by bk

The water was a muddy brown and no doubt hid a collection of threatening creatures. Not like everything around wasn’t a threat. The temperature hung around 105 with enough humidity to make sure the scorching sun was felt right into one’s core. Each bank of the ug ...

1st Subcutaneous Velcade Injection – February 27 2012

Posted on February 28, 2012 by rudi48

I had my first subcutaneous Velcade injection in the back of my left arm yesterday, February 27 2012. The medicine is a bit stingy on the way in, but resolves quickly. This is a picture of my arm 20 hours after the injection. It looks red, but it does not hurt. This started ...

EZ Loves Projects!

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Linda

If you know EZ, you know he loves projects! One of his latest was to enclose a smaller area of our yard, and then install a doggie door in our mudroom. When we had indoor cats this wasn't a good idea, but now that we are a dog-only family, with dogs that are 11 1/2, hard of ...

frustrating…??

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Lileng

I said last week that I recovered from an infection. Well, in a way, yes, the condition improved immediately. But there was a lingering low grade fever that comes on and off during the day for some days now. It's just an uncomfortable feeling nothing more. On Saturday, I wen ...

Ever Seen a Cat with Thumbs?

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Dom and Nan

Our new kitty, Diablo, has thumbs! We'd noticed how huge his feet looked..... now that he's adopted us as his parents, we got a closer look.... this guy has thumbs!

A Volatile Subject

Posted on February 27, 2012 by bk

Medical Marijuana is a touchy subject. While seven states have legalized the use of marijuana for medical purposes, forty-three haven’t and neither has the federal government. But the facts are that the majority of people suffering from cancer pain have reported a sign ...

Labs from February 27 2012

Posted on February 27, 2012 by rudi48

My white count continues abnormally low at 2.3 (norms 4.1-10.9) and my ANC is 1 (norms 2-7.8). My platelets are a little low at 123 (norms 140-440). My hemoglobin is still normal at 13.2 (norms 12-18).

Osteonecrosis Update

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Roobeedoo

OK.... back at the hospital today for FL's Maxillofacial Review.You probably won't be surprised to hear that although they had found his file this time, it didn't have any of the notes from his last appointment on it... so we had to start again, again.

More Fun at the Beach

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Dom and Nan

SPEP – M-Spike Values from January 16 2012

Posted on February 27, 2012 by rudi48

When I went to my appointment at the Salmon River Oncology today, they had my SPEP and M-Spike values from January 16 2012 which I thought they did not order. My M-Spike is at 0.15 on January 16 2012 and it was 0.10 on 1 December 2011. They drew the SPEP and M-Spike again to ...

Gifts

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Carole Leigh

12/17/11

The patient’s environment matters…

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Margaret

A week or so ago, a friend sent me this “Atlantic” article, published in its July/August 2011 issue: http://goo.gl/jd1ow I found it absolutely fascinating, even though I can’t help but disagree with some parts of it (you can imagine which…). I just h ...

New Pills Gain In Cancer Fight, Till Cost Gets In Way

Posted on February 26, 2012 by Dom and Nan

Feb. 26--For a decade,

FO: The Seraphine Wrap, for Wool People

Posted on February 26, 2012 by Roobeedoo

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