Yesterday, Holly's Monday appointment revealed that her white blood cell count was near zero. Or to be exact, 267 out of a normal 12,500 (I think). Anyway, its very low. No visitors or trips to the mall for the little lady for the next little bit. Oh, and no flowers please. She has to stay away from flowers or any unpeeled fruit for awhile. She is the most vulnerable right now until her white cell count increases.
We also found out that an extremely painful rash around her neck area turns out to be a yeast infection of her skin, and they prescribed something for it. Kristin had already guessed it was a yeast issue when the steroid creme made it worse. Hopefully it will improve in the next day or two. It is extremely painful for her and she won't cook for me until it is resolved. Please keep this fix in your prayers. I need food. :-)
Speaking of food, Holly's colleagues sent her over $600 in Schwan's gift cards. She was blown away by their generosity, as well as all the other gifts she has received from friends and family.
FYI, Next chemo session is next Monday (2/10). Hopefully her white cell count will be high enough to start the next round.
FYI, white blood count was at .9 (normal range between 4.0 and 10.8). The ANC value (more accurate measure) was at 126 (normal is above 2500). To bad they can't come up with a blood test to determine the number of cancer cells you've killed off too!
ReplyDeleteI guess you'll end up with a lot of brand new white blood cells. That's gotta be good. These downs will be dwarfed by the bigger ups yet to come. Hang in there!
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