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Category Archives: Darrel Updates
Campbell River, July 25, 2014
Darrel had his chemo yesterday and arrived back to Campbell River this afternoon around 12:30. He seems to be feeling okay but said the cold sensitivity is back. Yesterday, I managed to do several loads of laundry, go to the … Continue reading
Frustration
Just needed to vent a bit. Darrel’s Washington Teamsters has been great in that they have been providing medical coverage for both of us since he went on disability. Last month, after talking to multiple people, we found out that … Continue reading
Darrel Update 7/9/14
Went for the CT scan today. Doctor called about 5:30 and said the results were not good. The cancer was still growing in the liver mostly, despite the chemo. Darrel and I had already decided that we wanted to go … Continue reading
Darrel Update 7/8/14
9:00 AM appointment with doctor today. Traffic was awful going in so we were 10 minutes late. The CA 19-9 results weren’t back yet when we met with the doctor. As he has said previously, the CT scan is the … Continue reading
Tumor Marker Update
I emailed the nurse yesterday morning regarding the tumor marker test. She was able to see it on her end, and when I looked again, it was there. We never did get an email saying we had new test results. … Continue reading
Quick Update 6/29/14
Rather frustrating, but we have not received the test results back for Darrel’s tumor marker. I am thinking they didn’t do the test even though we had the blood drawn specifically for it. When I checked on Wednesday, the nurse … Continue reading
Chemo Week Update 6/26/14
Darrel went in for chemo on Tuesday. He has the blood draw first through the port, then a wait for 45 minutes to see doctor. They prefer drawing the blood and waiting for the tests to assure the proper tests … Continue reading
Update from 6/10/14
Today was chemo day once again. Had a doctor appointment first. I guess this chemo regimen, we have a doctor appointment every time since it is every 2 weeks. Before it was only the 1st day of each month-long cycle. … Continue reading
Update from 5/30/14
Just a quick update as to Darrel’s condition after the new chemo. He seems to be dealing with the chemo fairly well. Has not had any nausea so the steroids and anti-nausea medicines must be doing the trick. He left … Continue reading
Millers' Time 