Cheryl had an appointment with Dr. Robertson(general oncologist) this afternoon as a follow up to her hospital stay last week. She has what appears to be a superficial clot on the inside of left thigh.
Dr. Robertson did a basic exam and decided that everything is "normal" at this point. They tested her blood oxygen and found that it is also in the normal range. He decided that when she finishes her current round of giving herself a 50 mg of Lovenox twice a day that she will switch to one shot a day of 80 mg. He also recommended that she take one baby aspirin a day to help prevent clotting.
She has a follow-up with him in eight weeks. Next week, Cheryl will be getting her CA-125 tested after a 30 day wait. Her level went from 19 shortly after finishing chemo to 97.6 last month. We are praying that the number will either drop or hold steady.
Dr. Robertson did tell us that they do not usually do additional rounds of chemo based solely on the CA-125, even if it is elevated.
Cheryl also has an appointment next week with the vascular doctor that followed her case in the hospital to make sure that all of her circulatory problems are being taken care of.
No comments:
Post a Comment