January 29, 2004 DAY #93
Friends,
Our trip to San Diego was fun and relaxing. I got a couple of projects started, and even brought some parts for one up here to Duarte for assembly. The drive back to Duarte was tiring, but I felt pretty good this morning. The bone marrow biopsy went OK. I got through it ok with some deep breathing. When they aspirate the bone marrow, it feels like they are sticking a sword down the inside of your leg. Well, at least that's what I imagine a sword going down the inside of my leg would feel like. I don't think I will experiment to provide you with first hand knowlege. I wasn't paying any attention to the aid at the time, but Menchie said that he had turned around and wouldn't look and was "dancing" from foot to foot as I was gasping through the pain. When it was all over, he was shocked that I just stood up, got my clothes put back together, and left. The biopsy made me very tired, so I just rested the remainder of the day. We are looking forward to getting the results.
On the medical front, things continue going well. My numbers are going down a little again but the doctor is still happy. The rash is still fading slowly. No changes to medications. I think he might put me back on Potassium again though on Monday, as it is getting low again.
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| WBC | 4.5 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 5.2 |
| RBC | 4.20 | 3.83 | 3.96 | 4.04 | 3.68 |
| HGB | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.4 | 12.9 | 12.3 |
| PLT | 130 | 146 | 151 | 154 | 145 |
Next Update on Monday! Have a great weekend.
Ted
tw@wilcoxent.com