Doctors report: Blood work came back looking good. Kidneys and glucose levels normal. Unfortunately, my white blood cell count is very low.
It was supposed to be down to zero and then slowly build back up before Monday. They need my count to be at least at 1.0 percent to start the 2nd round of chemo, but I am currently sitting at .1 percent. So they gave me some drugs to help stimulate white blood cell growth. Of course it has to be administered through a needle. So June and I sat there while the nurse showed me how to jab myself with the needle. I stared at it for a long time and as some of you know, I am not the greatest with needles. So I couldn't do it. But June stepped up and jabbed me in the arm with it. I didn't even feel a thing. So today will be spent filling out June's application for medical school. The only side effect from this new drug is some back pain and bone pain as my bone marrow begins to furiously make white blood cells and push them out. Nothing a few tylenols couldn't handle. Who loves drugs??...I do! I do!
Thank God that I haven't gotten any infection in the last week with my white blood cell count being that low. Praying that the count goes up to continue chemo Monday. Doctor says they want to avoid delaying treatment at all costs. So June will stab me again with the needle today and tomorrow and a blood test Monday morning will assess my white blood cell count again.
I read this morning such a simple verse- simple yet effective. We get caught up in the details sometimes. I know I do. But things are usually a lot simpler than they seem, we just over- complicate things.
Psalm 25:1- In you, LORD my God, I put my trust.
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