My blood cell count went down to 1.2 so the chemo was cancelled. Dr. Yen said: "It's nothing to be ashamed of, but you can't handle the chemo well." Damn! A chemo failure. Anyway, he says he fully expects the white blood cell count to rebound by next week. I am not sure why that is the case, but he seemed confident, so we shall see. They can do a booster shot to help if necessary, too. They will decide next week if I will get a double dose (which I doubt given the situation) or move to single doses.
In the meantime, he reviewed the audiologist report and really thinks that it isn't a big problem. The drop-offs were not that large, and my subjective report is that the problem is minor. So, I will stick to the cisplatin.
Off to a movie...
Oh, Robin, that sucks that the chemo has to be postponed. Guess my finger-crossing didn't work. Thanks for the update. xoxo (I can still kiss you online)
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry. Hope it's a good movie! xo
ReplyDeleteI guess I should be unhappy about it, but I just am not. Going to a movie, I found, is so much better than the chemo lounge. Though the movie (Bridesmaids) sucked.
ReplyDeleteIn the meantime, everybody thinks the throat looks great. The ENT said it felt great. Yes, I was gagging at that point.
Dang. I was hoping Bridesmaids would be hilarious.
ReplyDeleteI want a "like" button for Lynn's comment.
ReplyDeleteHmm, well, what you gonna do? those white blood cells have a mind of their own.You just have to pick better movies...love ya LISA
ReplyDeleteI thought I had picked a good movie. It is getting great reviews, which makes me worried about reviewers. For instance, there was a long sequence of—-how do I put this—-potty humor doesn't quite describe it. Trust me, it's gross. Everyone in the theater seemed to think it was hilarious though. But, the bottomline for me is that the basis of the movie is about jealousy and competition between two women (the maid of honor and another bridesmaid). I don't like movies based on women being mean to each other. It gives me no pleasure. Most people seemed to love that premise...
ReplyDeleteSo sorry to read about the chemo and other problems and thinking about you often Also - I really hate that particular type of comedy...gross.
ReplyDeleteso with your white count that low, is it a problem mingling with the great unwashed at a movie?
ReplyDelete---Tina
Sorry about that Ms. Poles thing---it sort of cracks me up but i don't tend to be that formal with myself, just my students
Tina -
ReplyDeleteMy doctor didn't seemed worried. But, I diligently washed my hands (as did Leslie) and avoid all door knobs...
Robin
Robin,
ReplyDeleteIt is a bummer when you mentally visualize the date you should be done and everything get delayed because of the cell count. Personally, I complained about that and they gave me the booster shot twice (it helped greatly) but there is a price to pay: you really get sick and out of energy for 3 whole days. No one had told me about the side effects. Surprise! Surprise!
I know it's tough to have an interruption when you have your goal in your head ("I'll be done with chemo..."). I had to stop radiation about a month into it because I was so burnt and raw. In a week, my skin healed enough to continue, but mentally I had to psych myself up for a longer course of treatment (on the calendar). I wanted to be done my Christmas but I wasn't, after all. But I did finish, and you will, too. You want your body to be as ready as possible for the strong treatments. Thinking of you and sending positive thoughts for those blood counts to rise, rise, rise!
ReplyDeleteP.S.--What saved "Bridesmaids" for me was the character Megan and the Chris O'Dowd policeman. Both interesting and touching parts, I thought.
ReplyDeleteGinny-
ReplyDeleteI liked Chris O'dowd a lot (but didn't understand why he would come back to such a crazy woman). I enjoyed Megan a lot sometimes and not a lot the other times. But, in all, a great character. I loved the plane scenes with her and the Marshall (and the later developments therein). Did you know that those two are married in RL?