It’s been almost two months now since finding out that my cancer has returned and needs active treatment again. I would already have been going through chemo, but in addition to discovering higher tumor markers in January, we also discovered low platelet and white cell counts. That meant that starting any kind of treatment options to fight the cancer would also have weakened my immune system further.
This week, will be the third time heading down to Philadelphia to get another blood test with the hope of starting chemotherapy.
Two weeks ago, I had a bone marrow biopsy done to rule out any problems with my body producing new cells. Fortunately, everything looked fine with that test.
This past week, the doctors put me on a round of steroids to try and get platelets back up to stable levels. Tuesday morning, March 1 at 8:00am we’ll know if that helped or not. If all goes as expected, I should be staying at the clinic in Philly from Tuesday through Friday for a full round of FOLFIRINOX. I’ll try and post an update when results come back…
– Sandy K.
UPDATE: See post for Thursday, March 3, 2015