Back in the hospital again....

Fortunately, it will only be for a blood transfusion. I'm sure I just freaked some people out with that title. My Anemia is a fact of life after the last surgery when they removed so much tissue and bone from my pelvis. Apparently I lost some valuable bone marrow in the process. That in combination with the Neutron Therapy I received in the same area made things even worse. So I'll be going back on weekly Aranesp shots (at about 2K a pop) along the Iron I take three times a day. With all of that I am usually able to keep my hemoglobin around the 9+ range if I am lucky. My Hemoglobin was 7.0 today, a normal level is 14.0.

Livestrong,

Andrew

Chromosomal Translocations in Sarcomas: New Perspectives

This is a very interesting article about my type of cancer (Sarcoma) and what has been found regarding the unique Chromosomal features of the tumors. This information will allow them to pull a tumor marker to determine tumor type and tumor activity. This would be huge for someone in my condition.

Livestrong,

Andrew

Some have reported problems with the earlier link. I updated the link in title, but here is the correct link as well: Translocation Article