Hexalen®, day 4, 2nd month

How I'm doing...

The medication is working

inside of me

as determined by the blood work results-

Low RBC, Low HGB, Low HCT, High MCV

Three weeks ago only the RBC was Low and the MCV was high

Since you and I are not hematologists

You will just have to have faith

that my doctor knows what he is supposed to be watching

I have total confidence in him

I also feel the eight ChemoCaps are working because of the fatigue--

It is 5:30 pm and I have already had two naps

and

the palms of my hands are red

Next blood test is in 4 weeks

Hexalen®, day 9, #28

Today, nine days after I began taking Hexalen®

I saw my oncologist

Based upon my minimal side effects (fatigue)

and

a pretty healthy blood count today

I will finish my remaining five days of capsules

and

begin my 14 days of NO capsules

'HIGH FIVE'

In three weeks I will return for another blood test

and

most likely,

begin Month Two of taking 14 days of my ChemoCaps

Postscript

I might be swallowing more medicine during

the second and third months

now that we are learning that

I can tolerate this chemotherapy drug

location of photograph:

somewhere in Santa Monica

ChemoCaps: my endearing term

for chemotherapy capsules