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Sepetember 24, 2011

Posted by Ann Shortes on Saturday, September 24, 2011,
Update
Yesterday Oliver had his portacath removed.  The surgical procedure took about 45 minutes from start to finish.  He is recovering well and the doctor also corrected a scar from the first surgery when his port was placed.  His counts have been great and he is happy to have his port out.

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While Oliver's treatment plan remains the same, we are finding some differences in application of treatment between Houston and San Francisco.  Which is what prompted the port removal.  The port doe...
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September 6, 2011

Posted by Ann Shortes on Tuesday, September 6, 2011,
Today we have our first appointment at the children's hospital in San Francisco.  We are nervous about the appointment and hope it goes well after such a big move.  Our doctors in Houston assured us that this is a stable time to move in this phase of Oliver's treatment. (Oh, I suppose I should mention, we recently moved from Texas to California!)  His ANC has remained steady around 1,200 and we hope it continues to stay in that range.  Many of you may not know that September is Childhood Canc...
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