So, on February 16th (my sister's birthday!), Alex and I headed up the hill for a counts check. The results were quite unexpected (at least for me!) His ANC was 8,900. Yes, you read that right. 8,900 - up from 100 in just one week.
Dr. Stork came in and told us "boy, his body really likes being off Chemo!" She could see I was worried that his counts were so volatile. She assured me that with him coming off of Chemo for a week, finishing his steroid cycle, and recovering from a virus probably count for a hug piece of the shift in counts.
She decided to put him back on 75% of Chemo - and not check again for 3 weeks - at his "normal" Chemo appointment.
At this point, we have given up trying to understand how his body is reacting to these poisons, and we have to trust the doctors.
We will hopefully find out the results of the genetic testing at the next appointment. I'm just glad we are back fighting this cancer...
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What is the genetic testing?
ReplyDeleteThe doctors are testing to see if he has a genetic issue that is causing his body to keep the Chemo in his body longer than normal, which might explain the drops in his counts...we'll see!
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