Drove to Weinberg for my 3rd Avastin treatment Oct. 1. RN Pat drew my file. She asked me to give her a urine sample for a kidney check. Sample and blood labs showed my kidneys are working well and blood counts are ok. Potassium was ok but low on magnesium so Dr. Im ordered 4 grams of magnesium (2gms/hour by IV). Good thing I had Pat put lines in both port lumens. Avastin #3 can go in at a faster rate so it only takes 30 minutes. Pat questioned why I needed pre-meds (steroids) with Avastin so only had to take a Benedryl and 2 Tylenols orally. When Pat pulled out one of my lumens, a little yellowish gunk appeared. She swabbed it and sent it to the lab. Terri called in an antibiotic for me just in case the gunk was an infection and the needle had pushed it thru the port.
CA125 came back 58.9 which is down 30.4 pts from the 89.3 on 8/20/09. Between 0-35 is considered normal. The two Avastin treatments gave me a 34% decrease. Yeah! To check cancer activity, Terri set me up for a CT scan Oct. 12 p.m., on the Columbus Day holiday, right after I get my blood drawn at Weinberg.
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