Just as I thought I was starting to feel better, I noticed a rash on my leg, which the doctors think might be an outbreak of shingles! That would explain why today is a bit of a lethargic day! Still, I\u2019m in the right place as I\u2019m having a large dose of IV acyclovir (which I normally take prophylacticly as a tablet) over 5 days to knock it on the head!<\/p>\n
In other news, my WBC is down to 8, which is good, not so good is that my platelets and neutrophils are down too – so a platelet transfusion later (I really am overdrawn at the blood bank!) and maybe GCSF to boost the neutrophils.<\/p>\n
I stopped the Ibrutinib yesterday and start Lanlidomide tomorrow. As I mentioned in an earlier post, this is a maintenance therapy to keep everything controlled without large doses of cytarabine.<\/p>\n
I went for a little walk yesterday, including a flight of stairs. I managed OK, but felt a bit wiped out afterwards – it\u2019s frightening how quickly loss of fitness and muscle tone starts.<\/p>\n
I expect to be in hospital for a while yet, but provided the Lanlidomide lives up to its promise, it is Oneards and Upwards! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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