Hi
Well we are heading into the final stretch now. We have 4 more sessions left with the next one on Friday, Jan 15th. Before that though, I have a CT Scan scheduled for tomorrow (Jan 11th ). I will get the results of the scan on Thursday when I see the doctor so I will be a nervous wreck until then! Please keep us in your prayers this week, this scan is very important and we really need a clean result!
One thing that could cause a slight change in plans is how my blood tests come back. Before every chemo treatment they do a complete work up because there are certain numbers that will cause them to skip a treatment. For example, if your white or red blood cells get below a certain level, they can't give you the chemo. So far my results have all been good enough but last time my platelet count was pretty low. If that goes lower then it is possible they would skip a week to give the body a chance to build back up. I really don't want to skip a week at this point, it only drags this thing out that much further. They will draw blood on Thursday when I see the doctor and then we will know on Friday morning what we are doing…..With only 4 sessions left I would rather plow ahead than skip a week and have to extend this into March. I will update everyone about all this on Friday. By then I will have the CT Scan results and I will either be done with Week #9 or I will be skipping a week and getting a “break”.
Think positive thoughts and send them our way!!!!
Peace and Love,
John and Carol
We said special prayers for you today... to St. John, who must be your patron saint! Right?
ReplyDeletelove ya, your blogs are amazing to read, and we thank you for them! J&B