Aug 27, 2022 | Vista's View
It has been a few months since I’ve had any blood work so I thought I would see how things were going. I usually like to at least check my CBC (Complete Blood Chemistry) quarterly, just to make sure nothing is brewing. With the cancer I had, Mantle Cell Lymphoma, a...
Oct 23, 2021 | Vista's View
Twice I was all set to go for my infusions of antibodies and both times something got in the way. The first time – I developed the shingles. This delayed me for a month. The second time – two days prior my husband ended up in the ER with a fever of unknown origin and...
Aug 23, 2021 | Vista's View
For the last 4 months I have been struggling with a number of decisions that all seem to depend on one another for answers. One of the major decisions I have been facing I whether or not to do infusions of gamma globulins (antibodies) to give me the part of my immune...
May 27, 2021 | Vista's View
Your immune system helps to protect you against “invaders” of many kinds. Think of it as your body’s military. There are different branches of the military – Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard – that each perform and operate differently but the...
Apr 24, 2021 | Vista's View
Somehow, some way, when I was told I had Stage 4 Mantle Cell Lymphoma, a switch went on in my brain and I told myself that I will do whatever I have to do to get rid of it and move on with my life. I did (almost) everything I needed to do to get through the treatments...
