Yesterday was supposed to be my 13th round of chemo. Unfortunately, my lab work came back with less than stellar results. My white blood cell count was 900...normal is 5,000-10,000! So my treatment was postponed for a week. While this isn't the biggest deal, it just means my chemo timeline was extended by a week, which is pretty discouraging for someone who's been counting down the weeks since October.
The other tough thing is that I traveled on a plane (can you say hello germs?!) twice in the past week and returned home to a sick husband. Here's hoping the masks on the plane helped and Brian was done with his contagiousness before he got home.
On the bright side, at least I had fun while my white blood cells were deteriorating. Hawaii was a blast...the warmth of both the sun and my friends was good for my soul.
I plan on partaking in lots of oysters and vitamin C this week (zinc is supposed to be a WBC booster!) If any of you have any other recommendations, please pass them my way...
Hi Erin. I just found/started reading your blog last week. You are so beautiful and strong and I admire you. I'm glad you had a great time in Hawaii, I just went back in October and think about it everyday. I hope you continue to stay strong and I wish you nothing but the best! :)
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I am glad you had fun in Hawaii living it up! If there is 1 person in this world who earned a holiday, it is you. I hope you don't come down with anything in the next few days (have you tried cold FX? I swear by it!).
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