The home health care nurse Mickey will come over and draw his blood on Monday so the results can be available at the Cancer Center on Tuesday.
He'll also a Spinal Tap aspiration along with the following chemo drugs:
| VCR | 2 mg | VCR | Vincristine (IV) |
| Dex | 10 mg | Dex | Dexamethasone (Oral) |
| 6-MP | 125 mg | 6-MP | 6-Mercaptopurine – (Oral) |
| IT-MTX | 15 mg | IT-MTX | Methotrexate (IT) Intrathecal means that you are getting chemotherapy in your spinal canal. Patients should remain in a horizontal position for at least 30 minutes following administration of intrathecal chemotherapy to enhance drug delivery to the head. |
The road map also says..."Bone marrow examinations will be obtained every six months (prior to starting the first, third, fifth, etc., Maintenance Therapy courses)". David isn't quite sure yet what day the Bone Marrow test will be.
"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life." John 3:16
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