Things (fingers crossed) looking up

Aug 01, 2011 10:32

 Here I am in the hospital, waiting (and waiting) for treatment.  But good news!  The trial protocol has changed, because apparently everyone on it feels like a zombie, and they are now allowed to lower my dose -- yay!  Hoping this will alleviate some of the deadly fatigue and other, lesser annoyances.  Also the doc gave me a prescription for ( Read more... )

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jade_sabre_301 August 1 2011, 22:01:53 UTC
yay lower doses! YAY PHYSICAL THERAPY! :-)

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philia_fan August 3 2011, 17:43:02 UTC
Yeah, it made me feel like they weren't thinking I'm a lost cause.

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tiegirl August 1 2011, 23:26:28 UTC
Oh, that's awesome! YAY!!! :D

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philia_fan August 3 2011, 17:43:25 UTC
Yay! Now I have to overcome my fear of phone calls and call the PT place...

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agh_4 August 2 2011, 03:43:18 UTC
Oh GOOD! I hope it makes things better.

But the wait, eurgh. It's a not a hotel, it's a pharmacy...

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philia_fan August 3 2011, 17:44:30 UTC
The wait times are mysterious. This time it was because they couldn't find the clause in the new contract that said they could lower my dose, and eventually they had to call the person in charge of the trial. Geez. The woman next to me at infusion had also been there for six hours.

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ilysia_039 August 2 2011, 04:46:53 UTC
Good luck with the physical therapy! And here's hoping that the fatigue goes away soon!

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philia_fan August 3 2011, 17:45:03 UTC
Thanks! So far I'm still napping like crazy but it's got to be a slow shift I think.

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emmaco August 2 2011, 11:04:26 UTC
Hi Philia! Sorry to hear about the waiting but worth it for lower doses. And fingers crossed the PT is helpful.

I am trying to slowly regain my blog reading habit in the hope it leads to blog writing again...

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philia_fan August 3 2011, 17:45:31 UTC
Yes! Would love to hear what's up with you and what you're reading!

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