Re: I now understand why the oncologist advised no patient contact

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Wow, So sorry to hear about your situation becoming so tough so fast there.... Hang in there and please 1) keep us in the loop and 2) be KIND to YOURSELF and take extra good care....

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To: ; ericacodes Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 7:54 AMSubject: I now understand why the oncologist advised no patient contact

I have had only 2 of planned 42 chemo treatments and I feel like I have been hit by a Mack truck all the time. All I want to do is sleep. My grandson who lives with us had a uri when I got my 1st treatment and 3 days after the treatment I had a whopping case of bronchitis complete with 103 fever and terrible cough. 2 more weeks at my office and then the treatments really start in earnest. The 1st 2 were done as a “priming treatment†to see how my WBC count would respond and it dropped from 11.2 to 2.4 after only 2 treatments. He say we may have to space them out a little more. He put the one from last Tuesday and Friday on hold until this week to see if the WBC count comes back. Even with the bad infection count only got to 6.2 but 94% neuts. It is going to be a long summer.

Dr. Beth Sullivan, DO

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Dear Beth

I wish you all the strength, patience and humor you can possibly muster to get

through this huge experience – it is great to see you continue to reach out to

your community with updates, and to have you permit us to support you!

If you can find it in you, hopefully you can let something like a regular

meditation practice reinforce your immune system and fortify your brain. You go,

gal!!!

Warmest wishes

Philippa (Kennealy)

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> I have had only 2 of planned 42 chemo treatments and I feel like I have been

> hit by a Mack truck all the time. All I want to do is sleep. My grandson

> who lives with us had a uri when I got my 1st treatment and 3 days after the

> treatment I had a whopping case of bronchitis complete with 103 fever and

> terrible cough. 2 more weeks at my office and then the treatments really

> start in earnest. The 1st 2 were done as a " priming treatment " to see how

> my WBC count would respond and it dropped from 11.2 to 2.4 after only 2

> treatments. He say we may have to space them out a little more. He put the

> one from last Tuesday and Friday on hold until this week to see if the WBC

> count comes back. Even with the bad infection count only got to 6.2 but 94%

> neuts. It is going to be a long summer.

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> Dr. Beth Sullivan, DO

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