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@tml i have been on Revlimid since last August. My oncologist is 2 hours away from me. I have my appointments set up so I go in for labs at the cancer center the day after my last dose of Revlimid. The protocol is your bloodwork needs to be reviewed and signed off by your doctor, allowing the next round of medication. He approves it, sends the note to his nurse to contact the pharmacy and they call me to schedule the shipping to my house. For example, my last day this round is 30 March, appointment/labs on 31st, next round starts 7 April. There is a weekend in there to contend with, so I crunch things in close. The medication is delivered by overnight service from Texas, here to our little rural town.
Can you get the labs before the 7th?
Ginger
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Having the labs tomorrow. Presume some data by early next week so hope can get by Friday when I am due to begin taking again. What a process! It means every month an issue plus Mayo cannot see my provider data so need to work that out. I know will have to deal with having some actual numbers that relate to the one Revlimid cycle. I said I would not look but probably will! Thanks for your email as it was helpful in me making sure I had the labs. I cannot just assume that they know or are doing. Very stressful.