The good news is that I survived my 11th chemo session quite easily. I mean, I'm practically back to my normal "chemo days"!
The bad news is that my pre-chemo test results came back with a very low white cell count, which meant we had to negotiate whether or not to do chemotherapy today at all.
Honestly, I had no idea about the tests and was feeling absolutely fine, but the doctor and I had to make a tough decision. In the end, we decided to go for half chemo - only Taxol, without the Carboplatin. Apparently, the Carboplatin kills white cells, which is why my count was so low.
By skipping it today, hopefully, I would also skip the aftereffects as well. I admit, I was terrified of having a repeat of last week's high fever and emergency room visit hanging over me.
And so far, I am back to my regular "after chemo days" as well -- I was starving, and as I need the high protein diet it seems, George and I went to Flaming Grill afterwards! Having an appetite tends to indicate that everything is even better than it seems.
I started to crash in a few hours after we got home, but fatigue is now a familiar friend.
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