Perpetual Ruminations

In Balance!

I just returned home from a visit to the local hospital, where they did some labs and pumped me up with a liter of salt water. Because of my recent surgery, I have a difficult time eating propper and I don't drink enough water. Therefore, I get a bit dehydrated, I'm usually low on proteins, and my electrolytes are out of whack, especially potassium and magnesium.

But, with the recent potassium and magnesium supplements, as well as some Ultima Replenisher, I have my electrolytes up in the normal range. Surprisingly, my blood counts are almost back to normal; they always drop after an infusion, and my proteins are in the lower end of normal.

I have another week before my next, and likely last, infusion. At least that was the message the last time I talked to my oncologist. I also have an appointment set to talk to another oncologist from a different cancer center to see if there is more that can be done to ensure the cancer never returns. Right now, it's about ten more months of immunotherapy, but I have read and heard that there may be more I can do. So, another oncologist seems to be the direction to go.