ben and i yesterday at Mayo Clinic. we had some disappointing news since we have been here, that the chemo did not work as we had hoped. we decided to try plasma exchange for 5 days and this treatment started immediately the day i arrived. the treatment is outpatient, but you still get a bed and they cycle all of your blood out, spin it and remove the plasma. blood plasma contains antibodies and then they replace plasma with fake plasma called albumin. so we started out our anniversary doing that and then some rest and ended with a great dinner.
we went out to Jasper's and had an imported cheese plate, crepes with wild mushrooms and walleye(i have to enjoy some things i normally can't- it is our anniversary). this morning we are walking back to Mayo for another plasma exchange. not ideal, i am little freaked out, but we are making the best of it....we don't find anything out on the next steps until Tuesday. luckily i already fit in a little retail therapy :-)
ben and i yesterday at Mayo Clinic. we had some disappointing news since we have been here, that the chemo did not work as we had hoped. we decided to try plasma exchange for 5 days and this treatment started immediately the day i arrived. the treatment is outpatient, but you still get a bed and they cycle all of your blood out, spin it and remove the plasma. blood plasma contains antibodies and then they replace plasma with fake plasma called albumin. so we started out our anniversary doing that and then some rest and ended with a great dinner.
we went out to Jasper's and had an imported cheese plate, crepes with wild mushrooms and walleye(i have to enjoy some things i normally can't- it is our anniversary). this morning we are walking back to Mayo for another plasma exchange. not ideal, i am little freaked out, but we are making the best of it....we don't find anything out on the next steps until Tuesday. luckily i already fit in a little retail therapy :-)
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dang! i don't like the disheartening news, BUT i'm glad to hear about the potential alternatives. i'm twisted up like a pretzel with everything crossed!
Happy Anniversary to both of you!!
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hi dea & ben,
we had a successful pella exchange today. she is cozy on the couch and spoiled with cookies already. totally unphased by the cats, she headed straight for their food dish as soon as she got in the house. looking forward to culvert explorations in the morning. hope you're enjoying balmy minnesota. we have a crunchy dusting of snow here at the moose mt retreat. we're bummed that the chemo didn't live up to expectations. plasma exchange sounds exhausting!! glad you could enjoy a special anniversary meal. sending love and healing prayers your way, sarah t
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