Chemo cancelled

This week I went in to get the first chemo in my second cycle of the chemo protocol that I am on. However, my white blood cell count was too low. Also, my potassium was low so they gave me a 2.5 hour IV drip of potassium to sort that out. They didn't do anything yet about the white blood cells. It's possible to get a shot that will quickly raise the counts and I did that shot during my first round of chemo last year, but for some reason she decided to not prescribe that for me this time.

This means that I haven't had any chemo in over 2 weeks and I think that my cancer is growing again. There are two new spots. One that is just below my scar an another little spot that is on the top of my boob and looks like a bug bite. My nipple is also still sore.

In general, once someone is stage 4, like I am, they don't talk about doing surgery unless it makes the patient more comfortable or the tumor is particularly large so at this point we aren't talking about any surgery.

This past weekend I went to the coast with the AFRU crew, which was fantastic. They brought the party to me when I was lethargic and I enjoyed some time around a fire on the beach.

Also, my mom was in town for almost 2 weeks and while she spent much of her time going through her things to figure out what to send on to Michigan we also enjoyed several nights of catching up and watching movies. She also helped to brighten up my new place by painting my dance room and my dinning room white. There will be more painting to come. Although, it might be nice to keep the back living room dark an improve it's theater like qualities.