Tuesday, 1-July-2008
Saw Dr. Moran. Kris still has heartburn that's pretty bad, still has some problems with her hands, though they are still much better than before, and her sense of taste is still... off. Todays taste challenge: salt; she can't taste it at all, apparently. Based on this, he decided to wait on seeing her at the next infusion (next Tuesday) before deciding on whether or not to restart the Xeloda.
Kris' I&R (clotting rate) was at 1.7 which is too low for our purposes, but, it's only been since Thursday and that might not be long enough for the clotting to have changed with the current dose. Note that Xeloda has a synergistic effect with most blood thinning agents, thus, while off of Xeloda, they may well have to increase the Warfarin to get the desired blood thinning effect.
Kris is a lot better without the Xeloda... There have been reports of laughter and smiling, though we intend to be cautious and consult a second opinion to confirm that these are actual smiles and laughter. Better to be safe than sorry. :)
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