Done with Round One

I finished my first week of chemotherapy with flying colors. I'm feeling great and a bit shocked that I haven't gotten really whacked. I suspect it has something to do with the fact that I have a high tolerance for pain and suffering because I have had so many infections over the last few years that really did whack me. Additionally, I've been very symptomatic as well , so big deal if I have a few more symptoms.

By Thursday, my white blood cell counts (where the cancer is) were almost normal. My platelets have stabilized and my red blood cells have rebounded slightly. My tumors have started shrinking. On Friday, I received a shot in my stomach "fat" to help grow a particular kind of white blood cell, called neutrophils. It is a preventative step to keep me from going neutropenic, and thus losing the disease fighting capacity of the neutrophils.

I'm thrilled that I'm getting such a good response to the treatment and feeling so good. That said, I have five more months of this and alot can happen.