Today's the day I get my white blood cells checked to be sure they don't drop too low. So off for a blood draw and a visit with my onc nurse, B, to see how I'm doing this morning. Turns out that my counts are a little lower than they were last time, but B tells me that as long as I don't get a fever or chills in the next 48 hours, I'll be just dandy. My plan is to lay low and keep away from germs. Lucky for me, darling daughter is pretty good at monitoring the "hand washing, hand sanitizing, no sharing with Mom" routine, because truth be told, I just don't pay as much attention as I probably should.
After my two day quarantine, the wbcs should be kicking back in. The timing is perfect, because I have a date to see the new Jane Eyre movie on Sunday. Can hardly wait!
Then it's back to work on Monday so I can catch up on the week I was out. This second round of chemo was more tolerable than the first. Less body aches, less ibuprofen -- things went pretty smoothly for me. And B cleared up a little bit of info for me. Lots of folks have mentioned that the effects of chemo can be cumulative, which had me a little worried, but she said that the only cumulative effects I can expect are tiredness. I'm a good napper, so a little tiredness is totally doable.
Looking forward to feeling better and better over the next two weeks. Next round is scheduled for April Fool's Day.
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