Puncture Count

A running tally of the times I am punctured.

Date Purpose Punctures
May 6 Blood draw. For blood counts to see if they indicate inflammation or infection. 1
May 9 IV for CT contrast. 1
May 21 IV for biopsy fluids and anesthetic. 1
May 21 Core needle biopsy of lymph node in neck, right side. 1
June 4 Baseline blood draw at Dana Farber. 1
June 6 Indicator for PET scan at Dana Farber. 1
June 6 Contrast for radiation treatment planning CT scan at Brigham & Womens Hospital. 1
June 18 IV for blood draw, chemo infusion and fluids. 1
June 19 IV for post-chemo fluids. 1
June 21 Blood draw for voluntary Cisplatin Kidney Injury Biomarker study. 1
June 25 Two painful IV misses, then success. 3
July 2 IV for feeding tube placement surgery. 1
July 2 Incision for feeding tube placement. 1
July 9 IV for blood draw, chemo infusion and fluids. 1
July 10 IV for fluids. 1
July 16 IV for fluids. 1
July 19 IV for fluids. 1
July 23 IV for fluids. 1
Total 20

I've lost track somewhere back a couple of weeks ago. The true total is probably well above 40 now. I do not wish to be punctured again for a god long while.

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