Closer to the end of chemo ~

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Yesterday was blood draw day at Doernbecher’s. Jordy’s hemoglobin and platlets were great, but his white blood cells were a little low. He just has to be careful about getting sick. . . nothing new for a cancer patient! Hopefully he will be high enough next week to start his chemo. IF he makes counts next week and the following week, he will complete his chemo while Dr. Malempati is on vacation. I think both of them are a little disappointed, but so excited to be at the end. Then Jordy will have a chest scan and an x-ray of his leg three weeks after finishing chemo. Dr. Malempati does not do bone scans on a regular basis because when you lose a leg, the other leg will glow on the scans because the bones generate cells because of the increased stress. He will continue to have scans of his chest every three months. Of course, if he has any odd pains, he needs to go back in. That is it. I can’t believe it is to the point that it was time for Dr. Malempati to give us the information on what happens AFTER chemo. The time has gone fast!

Our next stop was Shriner’s for therapy. It was a rough therapy day for Jordy, but he was able to do some balancing and a few walking exercises. It is sort of interesting. For most people, when you exercise and get sore, it only takes a little while to get to feeling better. For someone who has low blood counts, it is not quite so easy. The soreness is caused by tiny muscle tears. When your white blood cells are low, you do not heal normally. Jordy just has to get his counts up and the soreness will heal. It is hard to be patient, but he is doing pretty well.

Jordy is off with his friend to look at cars today. I am going to enjoy a day at home!

Annie