From a white count that was definitely on the low side just a week ago, to a perfectly normal count today! Apparently J's on his own recovery schedule.
Hey, as long as that white count continues to rebound, we're good.
I admit it was a relief to learn it was back in acceptable territory, especially since we'd been extremely careful about keeping him away from crowds, washing hands frequently, and avoiding raw fruits and veggies. I think he'll be most thrilled to have free access to fruits again!
Most patients have a low count about now, a week after chemo, and it slowly climbs back to normal right before the chemo drugs attack the cancer cells again. It'll be interesting to see what the count is in two weeks when he sees the oncologist for his pre-chemo checkup. I'm betting it'll be low again.
His doc is happy with J's progress--all signs are good. J's happy to say goodbye to Prednisone and hello to a good night's sleep. A bit of pain, minor but noticeable, has appeared but our oncologist is confident that each round will lessen it, bit by bit.
Life isn't back to normal, but we're happy with the current state of things!
I admit it was a relief to learn it was back in acceptable territory, especially since we'd been extremely careful about keeping him away from crowds, washing hands frequently, and avoiding raw fruits and veggies. I think he'll be most thrilled to have free access to fruits again!
Most patients have a low count about now, a week after chemo, and it slowly climbs back to normal right before the chemo drugs attack the cancer cells again. It'll be interesting to see what the count is in two weeks when he sees the oncologist for his pre-chemo checkup. I'm betting it'll be low again.
His doc is happy with J's progress--all signs are good. J's happy to say goodbye to Prednisone and hello to a good night's sleep. A bit of pain, minor but noticeable, has appeared but our oncologist is confident that each round will lessen it, bit by bit.
Life isn't back to normal, but we're happy with the current state of things!
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