Sue takes the day off so that she can go with me to find out the results of the Bone Marrow Aspiration and whether or not I’ll get to start Chemo today as planned (I hate straying from The Plan). We wait and wait. Finally we see Dr. Estrov walking down the hall. I call out to him and he has us follow him into a closet like room to talk in private. I’m pulling on his lab coat asking. . . is it good news – is it good news? He turns around and says, “Its good news. You are STILL IN REMISSION! But, something is destroying your platelets. Let’s hope it is the heparin.”
Can I start my Chemo today as scheduled? Yes, I get to start my chemo but I’ll be starting at a very low blood count point. My platelets are 35 and my WBC is 1.6. Last month when I started my second round, my platelets were 650 and my WBC was 5.6. They arrange for the Chemo but can’t get me a slot until 7:00 p.m. We go to Sue’s daughter Lindsay’s house to spend the next 5 hours. I got good news today at the Clinic and now I get to hold Walker again. I feel calm for a few hours. I hate chemo and to have it so late at night – the worst.
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