Surgery stitches removed, throat update...

Family and Friends,

Bob went by himself to the ENT surgeon this morning. He said that the doctor told him the wound was healing perfectly and his voice seems to be making progress. The stitches were removed. Time will tell if he needs further surgery or if his vocal cord will repair itself. After that he went to the oncologist. Bob has been getting Nupogen shots to bring up his white blood cell count this week. They are still low and so are his hemoglobin and platlets. I was very disappointed that his oncologist was not more proactive and would just give him 2 units of red blood cells and one unit of platlets. He's going to get to her office Monday morning and probably need 3 units of blood and 2 units of platlets and without being typed or crossed at the hospital he'll be at Bethesda ALL DAY and most likely all day Tuesday. I just don't get why doctors are reactive and not proactive. I'm in no way a doctor, but I can see the trend in Bob's bloodwork. How you could let anyone walk around with 50% of the blood in their body and not be proactive about it is beyond me. What if something happens to Bob over the weekend? I'm just saying...

It's annoying.

So, it looks like Bob doesn't qualify for unemployment benefits because he is unable to look for a job and from what the lady said Bob couldn't work at his last job so he technally wasn't laid off due to a lack of available work. Whatever. It's ridiculous. I'm just glad I got the long term disability straightened out. I'd recommend to anyone getting this insurance if it's available.

Please keep Bob in your thoughts and prayers. He only has ONE MORE ROUND OF CHEMOTHERAPY LEFT!!! (Thanksgiving week)

Lots of Love and Thanks,

Michele