We went in this morning for our fourth-of-four chemo infusions for this cycle, but the preliminary blood draw showed that the white blood cell count was too far below normal for the treatment to go forward. Normal range is 4.5-11.0 of whatever units it is they count, and Steve's reading was 1.8. The nurse said this is not surprising, because white blood cells are generally hit hard by chemo treatment, and a rest from the chemo will probably result in their making a good comeback. Since we had two "off" weeks coming up anyway, this day off will result in a three-week recovery period, so the reading should likely be fine next time. Meanwhile, we still have the September 17 CAT scan on our schedule—the results of which should give us an idea of what progress the chemo has been making against its actual target.
I expect it will be a few weeks before there is further news. We won't get the CAT scan report until after our short trip to Oregon in two weeks. Possibly Steve will have something to add to the annals between now and then, but I will most likely check in again sometime in the range of 9/26.
Thanks, as always, to everybody for your support. Take care of yourselves.
--Carol
