BMA's

[Guest guest]

Dear Bobby,

I am beginning to loose count of how many BMA's I've had, but it is about

43. They used to give me BMB's at the same time, but when I switched to the BMS

trial, they only took one and that was the end of them. It is a little more

uncomfortable, but it's done quickly. It's true that you will always have a

longer record than me, but I will always be older than you. LOL ly, I

found that they are actually getting less and less uncomfortable. Nothing can

compare with the first one, right? They are using nurse practioners now and

instead of a team of three, there are only two, the assistant who does the

recording and the nurse who does the BMA. I think the waiting time is the

worse.

Hope you have a better infusion and don't have to heave. Late this afternoon, I

went to the hospital to get cross matched, I'm going to have a dual transfusion

again. It's only been about 6 weeks since the last one and about the same

amount of time since the one before that one. Jimmy insists on being there and

I don't want him to hang around all day, it's such a bore. I wasn't even going

to tell him, but it's the first thing he asked, there was a message on my answer

phone.

Good luck,

Lottie

[Guest guest]

HI LOTTIE, YOU'RE RIGHT, THE MORE YOU HAVE THE EASIER THEY GET.  AT ANN ARBOR

THERE ARE THREE THERE, DON'T NEED THEM TWO WOULD DO.

MY HGB IS 9.8, SO I EMAILED MY TRIAL NURSE AND ASKED HER ABOUT PROCRIT OR

ARANESP, I THOUGHT IF I COULD GET THE SHOTS MAYBE I COULD AVOID ANOTHER

TRANSFUSIONL.  I KNOW I CAN'T GET THEM IN OHIO, ALTHOUGH I WAS GOING TO CALL THE

CLEVELAND CLINIC AND ASK BUT FORGOT TO.  ANN ARBOR CALLED ME TODAY TO SAY MY

LABS ARE AT 9 AND INFUSION IS AT 10.  I REMINDED HER I HAVE TO DRIVE 175 MILES,

AND SHE DIDN'T SEEM TO CARE, SO I AM GOING AT 10 ANYWAY, AND GOING TO INFUSION

DEP. AT 11, WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO DO, TURN ME AWAY? i DON'T NEED A BED OR EVEN

A RECLINER, I PREFER TO SIT UP DURING THE INFUSION ANYWAY, SO I'M SURE THEY CAN

FIND ME A CHAIR. GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR TRANSFUSION, TAKE A GOOD BOOK,. BOBBY

a (Bobby) Doyle

Brecksville, Ohio, USA

DX 05/1995

02/2000 - Gleevec Trial/OHSU

06/2002 - Gleevec/Trisenox Trial/OHSU

06/2003 - Gleevec/Zarnestra Trial/OHSU

04/2004 - Sprycel Trial/MDACC, CCR in 10 months

#840  -   Zavie's Zero Club

09/2006 -  out of CCR

04/29/08 - XL228 Trial/ U.of Michigan

06/02/08 - CCR ( in 4 weeks)

 

From: Lottie Duthu <lotajam@...>

Subject: [ ] BMA's

" CML " < >

Date: Tuesday, August 5, 2008, 9:10 PM

Dear Bobby,

I am beginning to loose count of how many BMA's I've had, but it is about 43.

They used to give me BMB's at the same time, but when I switched to the BMS

trial, they only took one and that was the end of them. It is a little more

uncomfortable, but it's done quickly. It's true that you will always have a

longer record than me, but I will always be older than you. LOL ly, I found

that they are actually getting less and less uncomfortable. Nothing can compare

with the first one, right? They are using nurse practioners now and instead of a

team of three, there are only two, the assistant who does the recording and the

nurse who does the BMA. I think the waiting time is the worse.

Hope you have a better infusion and don't have to heave. Late this afternoon, I

went to the hospital to get cross matched, I'm going to have a dual transfusion

again. It's only been about 6 weeks since the last one and about the same amount

of time since the one before that one. Jimmy insists on being there and I don't

want him to hang around all day, it's such a bore. I wasn't even going to tell

him, but it's the first thing he asked, there was a message on my answer phone.

Good luck,

Lottie