blind·er (bl
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r)n.
1. blinders A pair of leather flaps attached to a horse's bridle to curtail side vision. Also called blinkers.
2. Something that serves to obscure clear perception and discernment.
3. Following Dr. Leuchter's advice to look straight ahead. Do not look to either side. Let him worry about the cancer and you move straight ahead and live your life.
So much easier said than done - but necessary nonetheless.
That is the short version of our visit with Dr. Leuchter yesterday. The long version was Nancy telling him that she didn't like the 70/30 odds and him telling her not to think about chances or odds or anything but getting better. We re-adjusted all her medications, cut out 5 or 6 things now that chemo is over, kept a few and made appointments for a scan and a port flushing.
Her catheter port needs to be flushed monthly and fresh heparin added to keep it from getting clogged up. We will have to get this done monthly for as long as the port is left in. And you will remember that they like to leave it in as long as possible, just in case...
Some people have these things for years from what I understand. It certainly makes infusions and blood draws easier that's for sure. We found out that they will plan blood tests from now on to coincide with the flushing so she only has to get stuck once.
So, we wait and see what happens with the neuropathy, wait for the hair to grow back and try to keep up with all the new TV shows. I much prefer those options to what we were looking at just a couple of weeks ago...
xoxo
3. Following Dr. Leuchter's advice to look straight ahead. Do not look to either side. Let him worry about the cancer and you move straight ahead and live your life.
So much easier said than done - but necessary nonetheless.
That is the short version of our visit with Dr. Leuchter yesterday. The long version was Nancy telling him that she didn't like the 70/30 odds and him telling her not to think about chances or odds or anything but getting better. We re-adjusted all her medications, cut out 5 or 6 things now that chemo is over, kept a few and made appointments for a scan and a port flushing.
Her catheter port needs to be flushed monthly and fresh heparin added to keep it from getting clogged up. We will have to get this done monthly for as long as the port is left in. And you will remember that they like to leave it in as long as possible, just in case...
Some people have these things for years from what I understand. It certainly makes infusions and blood draws easier that's for sure. We found out that they will plan blood tests from now on to coincide with the flushing so she only has to get stuck once.
So, we wait and see what happens with the neuropathy, wait for the hair to grow back and try to keep up with all the new TV shows. I much prefer those options to what we were looking at just a couple of weeks ago...
xoxo
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