Fighting Mantle Cell Lymphoma(All Posts)

Doing great. Last day in the office b4 Christmas. Got out to lunch with some friends from the office, nice...

Got word from the doc (infectious disease) that I could stop taking IV Cipro and switch over to pills (750 mg). So, I took my last IV one (since I had it with me in the office), and then took out the IV (Nurse Kitty showed me how). No big deal, and it's great to be completely lumenless, and IVless. There are no ports attached to my body for the first time in about 5 months!

Nice night at home, the calm before the storm (Christmas eve and all...).

Here's a pic of me and the kids when starting:

And here's a more recent one:

Difference, about 6 months, an extra 15 pounds or so, and 7 treatments of R-Hyper-CVAD, and no more MCL.

Slept at home last night! Always a nice thing...

Feel good, got up, took an early conf call. Tried to flush my IV (peripheral, on my lower arm, just above the wrist on the top), and it wouldn't take the saline, and wouldn't draw back, probably clotted. Called the home healthcare provider, and they can't get a nurse out until later. I'll deal....

Went to work, came home at lunch, and the nurse had me pull out the old line (ez), and she installed a new one - great touch - little to no pain, and she got a good vein right away. We then ran the cipro from this 'eclipse' thing. It's a little ball that's pressurized, and there's a regulator that keeps the flow the way it should be. Neat. Much better than hanging a bag.

Went back to work, finished up the day, and I'm having my second round of Cipro now around midnight.

Here's a pic of my new peripheral IV and the eclipse ball of Cipro, partially deflated. (Oh, that's a sock on my wrist. You use it to cover the IV and keep all the extra cord from getting in your way when not in use. Neat trick - thanks to Kitty our nurse, and it is an old Christmas sock from Chris, so it's quite festive.....)