11-08-2010 the ki-boshed kemo

11-08-2010 the ki-boshed kemo

So, I was all ready this morning for my 6th chemo, which would be my last until May when I would start maintenance.

I got my port tapped, blood drawn, vitals taken, talked to the doctor, and was sent back to the treatment area where I proceeded to get my laptop set up and started surfing directv.

And then the nurse came and gave me the bad news: My levels were too low to allow chemo.

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WBCs were 2.2 I think, and the gran abs were like 0.6. The doctor pulled the chemo order after seeing that. They are going to have me come back next week. The nurse said my levels should slowly climb back up, and that my situation was not unusual. She said to take the regular precautions with low WBCs and that I wouldn't get another neupogen shot.

I was surprised because the nurse had told me last week that my levels may keep climbing and be out of range too high, but the opposite turned out to be true.

BUMMER! I was sooooooooooooooooooo looking forward to getting number 6 done and taking a 6 month "vacay" from chemo. Instead, I'll just cool my heels and wait.

Thanks for checking in.

Steve