jbsaulog: Good news from the hematologist

Thursday, July 21, 2011

Good news from the hematologist

"There is a real possibility that we could stop your Coumadin in October," so said my favorite hematologist today.

How about that? No lifetime of being on an anti-coagulant. Can a return to the rugby pitch be far behind?

The latest test for lupus anti-coagulant came back negative and I had a normal d-dimer, whatever that is. They drew blood to test for the lupus anti-coagulant. If that comes back positive, then I'm on to another med (will this ever end?). If negative, "you have a good chance of getting off Coumadin." Woo-hoo!

Still have swelling in my ankles and in my left calf. Energy is not what I would like it to be, but I'm hoping that will return steadily, although it is not looking good for a West Coast bike ride I had planned for September. Next year.

2 comments:

MarkJuly 25, 2011 at 10:10 PM
Great to hear the good news, JB. Hang in there, my friend.
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AnonymousJuly 26, 2011 at 3:53 PM
Hi there John,
Jumping yimminie, yimminie! Life is getting
a whole lot better for you and Cuz! Yeah!!!
Love, Tobi
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Concerning the Seattle Sauls

Welcome to the blog that tries to keep track of the Saul family in Seattle. It has some of the previous attempts at an online annual letter (formerly the Saul holiday letter) and was used to update how John was doing after surgery to remove a tumor in his skull.
The latest MRI (November 2014) showed nothing there (some of you suspected that all along) and no need to see the neurosurgeon for three years. Still on blood thinner, but doing fine.

Now getting ready for a summer of activities. Kathy has retired after 38 years at The Seattle Times, and John has promised not to even think about work until at least November. That should not be a problem with all that we have planned. Come share with us.