The day after chemo 3 was a good one--Steve was feeling pretty strong and had a very nice visit with Bob Hanson, a dear friend and the English Department chairman who hired him at Shaker all those years ago. :) Friday was a super-tired day (seems to be a pattern--first day after chemo okay; second day after, feeling the effects!), and it was also a bad-weather day, so we just hunkered down. However, Dr. Verma (oncologist) called in the afternoon to say he did want us to get the blood-count test redone, because Wednesday's count was down to 8.1, and if it went below 8 we might need to go for more transfusions. Not a happy prospect.
So--this morning we ventured out (the weather is better today) and got the blood test. Within about 15 minutes, the tech was able to tell us that the count was 8.5. Yay! So, I've voicemailed and emailed Dr. Verma to let him know, but absent any contrary word from him, we're assuming we're okay with that for now. Steve is still tired--napping again now--but we'll hope that the chemo effect may subside after a bit. And this week coming up is our "week off," so there will be some extra time in which (we hope) he can gather some strength against the next round of infusions.
All for now,
Carol
