Dr. Chui (Good News)

We got to OHSU before 10 this morning. They did his blood work first. He weighed 153 lbs. and his BP was 135/85 (about normal for him). Dr. Chui (no Resident doctor today) said the ultrasound of his kidneys showed they were okay. However, his CRE and BUN were still elevated - but less than on Monday. His Red Cells were actually up a little but not quite in the "normal" range yet. They were good enough that he didn't need another transfusion. Dr. Chui asked Curt how he felt (pretty good, although he still takes Excedrin for his headaches) and decided to let him have a reduced dose of Cisplatin (it is hardest on the kidneys). Dr. Chui thinks Curt's problems with the CRE and BUN are because he does not get enough fluids. He also wants him to eat more. We mentioned Curt's doctor at the Corvallis Clinic thought Curt should take some medicine to stimulate his appetite. Dr. Chui thought it was worth a try and gave Curt a prescription. The nurse who took his blood sample did not have trouble with his Port, but 90 minutes later the fusion nurse had trouble and had to use some TPA to open it. While waiting, he got a massage of his feet, hands and shoulders from a volunteer masseuse. It was another nice day. There was fog in the morning until we got past Salem and then a ceiling of clouds the rest of the day with some sun peeking through. We had a great view of Mt. Hood from Curt's station at OHSUand didn't get out of there until almost 4. On February 12 Curt will have another MRI. We will head to the coast with the Bakers after that for the long weekend. On February 18 Curt will see Dr. Chui for the results of the MRI and possibly another treatment. Dr. Chui said to just schedule one more possible treatment after that.
I will post this now and Curt can edit it after the OSU-USC basketball game (on TV) is over. OSU won!