Today I went to talk to Dr. Harrison, my oncology surgeon. While sitting in the waiting room I received a call from the coumadin clinic. They are the ones who are monitoring my coumadin levels. Coumadin is a blood thinner and I do not know how to spell it. My INR, which is the rate at which my blood clots, is 1.2 which is pretty low. These are the levels they were watching in St Marks and would not let me leave until I was 2.1 which I did reach and was discharged. I feel fine but my inards... not so much. I am now on a higher dosage of coumadin and daily injections until my levels are between 2 and 3. I will have my blood checked in the morning to check my levels again.....No Problemo!
Once I did see the surgeon he said to plan on surgery on June 28th.. I see him for a pre-surgery consultation on the 22nd. He said I would be in the hospital for 3-4 days and then 6-8 weeks recovery time. Sometime in that 6-8 weeks I will start 3 more sessions of chemo. Its kinda scary but I do feel better knowing more about whats to come. The doctor said I need to get as healthy as I can for surgery. Looks like I need to go food shopping. You guys don't worry about me. I'm gonna get over this and ready to start 2011cancer free!
2 comments:
Stay positive. You have lots of prayers for a quick recovery!
Tammy
You sound like you have gone to medical school. At least we have a date now! Party hard till then, jk! See you tomorrow! Thais has a new tea set just to share with you.
-h
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