Ch. 17 - My White Blood Cell Count Drops

Ch. 17 - My White Blood Cell Count Drops

Lab Work Day: December 13, 2007

My last round of chemotherapy went fairly well, BUT, when I had my blood work done, I had a critical WBC value, a LOW 2.5. I was at work when the doctor called me and was immediately told by my supervisor not to treat any more patients due to my high risk of infection rate due to the lack of immunity. This part was not a problem, I actually felt okay, but what about my blood counts?!? Dr. Zhang's office called me and told me that I needed to start taking a Neupogen injection for 3 days to help boost my immune system in preparation for my next chemotherapy on Tuesday, December 18th. It was crazy how the injections affected my body. It made my joints and muscles ache like I had the flu. BUT, come Monday morning, I went to the lab and got my results a couple of hours later..... my WBC was now extremely high, at 70!!! The medication really worked and now I am ready for my third round of chemotherapy in the morning at 9:30 am.

Today: December 22, 2007

So far, this round of chemo has been the usual, nothing out of the ordinary. Due to my WBC dropping so low last time, the doctor does have me taking Neupogen injections every morning for 3 days after chemotherapy. I do not know what my lab values are right now, but they should be doing okay. I know that my body feels sluggish and achy, so I assume everything is going as planned. One fact that I have left out of my blog recently is in relation to my periods. So far, I have maintained my menstrual cycle. So... out of a 50:50 chance of infertility, I may actually be on the good half of the 50 this time. That makes our odds of having a baby after all of this excellent!! With the 8 frozen embryos at HRC, and my continuing cycles, the clouds above our house do have silver linings. We will keep our fingers crossed in regards to this with only 1 round of chemo remaining. It will be on January 8, 2007.

Thank you all again for all of your support. We wish you a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!