Many Layers…

Since a positive Covid reading came back for me the day before yesterday, I was told, no “in person” visits at the clinic for 10 days. That seems to have set me back as my next round of Chemo was set for July 20.

And even if they wanted to go ahead, it’s unsure if chemotherapy fits with the latest finding of a genetic mutation that would change the course of treatment going forward. Lots of layers to the onion and lots of teams working together but on separate, specific areas and methods of treatment working toward the goal of a cancer-free Nelson. Today, I was in touch with the folks in the radiology department but no treatment beyond that. They were just touching base to see if any areas had become problematic since my last meeting with them.

I asked about the mutations and a few other things, but they directed me to the general oncology folks.

Overall, my condition has some good and some challenging parts. There is rarely a report that comes back “all good”.

This time, the Platelet levels had gone up from 32 to 50 in a 24 hour period. That was the exact number Annso had asked the Lord for. She was stoked! I’m well enough to endure the next Chemo treatment.

However……. this latest set of tests showed my Neutrophil (white blood cell) levels being extremely low. On July 11, the reading was 1.15 and on July 13, down to 0.38. have to be extra careful not to cut myself or get sick in any way. They somehow passed the Covid rules and let me have a blood draw this morning and another one tomorrow to continue checking. If there’s one thing they are here it’s thorough. Always wanting to make sure they don’t miss anything, and for that, I’m thankful.