Jan Arne was in the hospital until Friday last week. They gave him IV antibiotics in case the throat infection was caused by bacteria, but they didn't manage to figure out with tests what bacteria it was. One doctor said it is a clear case of mononucleosis, but in the end it was not according to tests. His blood values were on the low side, platelets down to 50 (limit for normal 150 and limit for getting chemo 100), and also leucosytes and hemoglobin were quite a bit below normal limits.
They let him come home anyway for the weekend and he was very tired but well enough to even do some geocaching with the kids. We also went to pick up some apples from friends' garden on Sunday.
This morning Jan Arne went for a blood tests, still feeling very tired after a badly slept night. Interestingly enough, his blood values were back to the level they were before they gave him Gemzar a week and a half ago, other values normal, even platelets up to 127 which is good for him. He will have another blood test and a doctor's appointment on Thursday. The doctor will then decide if he will get some chemo and/or Vectibix on Thursday.
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