Today was the day for the first treatment in my second cycle; an overnight stay while the chemicals are delivered through an IV. I turned up just before ten and queued up to have my blood taken, sat around waiting for a meeting with my consultant to discuss the future then waited again for the lab results on the blood.
About half eleven I was called back in to be told my white blood cell count was too low for a treatment today to be safe. As the nurse said, I’ve had a pretty rough time as the treatment has released some nasty bugs into my system & my weakened immune system has struggled to cope. Obviously the antibiotics have helped as I feel better today than I have for a couple of weeks. My body is recovering, of course, but it’s just not up to another treatment this week.
So home again with a week extra to recover. I was home in time to join Ann and her friend Jill for lunch in our local Thai restaurant which improved my mood vastly. Good food and excellent service works wonders.
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