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Handdrawn PhewYesterday was Dad’s last TSEB (aka rotisserie) treatment.  Dad had a sense of relief knowing that he no longer had to endure the medieval torture.  Phew!

Today, Dad started with a routine blood draw.  His hemoglobin level was acceptable at 8.7.  The two neupogen shots, which Dad received on Tuesday and Wednesday, had been very effective.  Dad’s white blood cell count was now at 2.16.  Even though his white blood cell count is on the lower side for a normal adult, it was a dramatic increase from earlier in the week.  Mark Honor, physician assistant, determined that Dad would not need to receive his third of three planned neupogen shots today.  Dad’s platelet count was extremely low at 11.  Dad is required to have his platelet count at 50 or greater in order to have his PICC (peripherally inserted central catheter) line removed and his central line catheter inserted on Wednesday.  Thus, Dad received another platelet transfusion.  He ended the day with spot radiation on his shoulder and the “egg” that now looks more like a dark crater.