chemo tomorrow! 1.21

Good news! My levels are high enough for chemo tomorrow! I guess the wonder-priceless-booster drug did its trick. In fact it really did a number on my neutrophil levels. I have no idea what scale this is on, but here are the actual numbers. Apparently before any drugs or treatment I was at around a 9. Then on Friday a week and a half ago, I was at a 1.2, and I needed to be at 1.8 for them to do the next chemo treatment. When I went back in last monday I had dropped down to 0.9, and then last friday I was still at 0.9. I guess today, after 3 days of injections, I was at about 14! So, I now I have superhuman infection fighting powers! I can't say that I feel any different, but I am trying to think of what would look best as a Neupogen-Man costume, when I decide to use my powers to fight crime as a superhero. Send me any suggestions you have!

But, seriously, it was great news. Brittney called me with the news and did a great job keeping her voice the exact same as for the bad news calls of last week, and kept me guessing for a second. I was so relieved once she told me the results. Finally we can get on to chemo treatment number 2. Hopefully all goes smoothly and we can keep the every 2 week schedule from here on out. I will be back with an update tomorrow night on how it all goes.