Kudos and good news

Yesterday I had my second bone marrow biopsy. This one was a tiny bit harder than the last one, but certainly not an ordeal. I will hear the results when I have my Hematology Oncology appointment with Dr. Waugh on Monday. 

In the meantime, I had another blood draw today, which was encouraging. My hemoglobin continues to increase, and my ANC is in the middle of the normal range. While I was at the Nurse Treatment Room today, I mentioned that next Monday I have three appointments scheduled. The first is with the HemOnc at 10 AM at the Skyline Office in South Salem. The second is for a Covid test in preparation for my admission to Sunnyside Hospital next Wednesday. That one is scheduled for 2:30 PM at the North Lancaster Medical Office, which is on the far side of Salem. The third appointment is for my next blood draw and dressing change and is scheduled for 3:30PM at the Skyline Office. 

Upon hearing about all of this running around that we have planned, the nurse who drew my blood said, I'll fix that. She did, and now I have the same appointment with Dr. Waugh at 10AM and one appointment with the Nurse Treatment Room at 10:30AM for a Covid test, blood draw and dressing change. Thank you Jennifer for streamlining our day for us. Instead of spending all day running around we should be in and out in a bit more than an hour. 

God keeps showing up and tweaking things like this for us. And, of course, the staff at Kaiser deserves a great deal of credit for their caring and helpful attitudes. Jill and I feel truly blessed to be getting our care from Kaiser Permanente.

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