Serenity had a dentist appointment today. She was scheduled for a cleaning next month but yesterday the receptionist called and said they could fit her in today.
It wasn’t until we were there at the appointment that I remembered that her oncologist wants her to have prophylactic antibiotics a few hours before her appointment. I’ve forgotten in the past and they’ve always had us just hurry up and take some as soon as I remembered.
So I called the oncology department, a little embarrassed that I’d forgotten. The person I spoke with chastised me because she was supposed to get a CBC ahead of time in order to make sure her ANC is above 500. I’ve never done this before! I really think I would have remembered. I mentioned that we’d never done it before and I don’t think he believed me. He said they always want them to have a CBC ahead of time. He did agree to call in a prescription, but I wonder now what her ANC is and if everything will be alright.
We have an appointment next week for her monthly vincristine, and she’ll have another lumbar puncture with methotrexate injected into her spine.
I don’t think they ever told us about the CBC either, just the antibiotics prior to the appt.
If it makes you feel any better, I didn’t know that either so I would have done the same thing! I’d like to know who it was doing the chastising….Scott? Just curious…good luck next week with the LP!