Good news. . . Jordy's blood counts are good enough to start his chemo today. The doctor said that the counts are not great, but this is one time that not great is good enough! This means that if he makes his counts next Wednesday, he wil have his last chemo next Wednesday evening.
This is amazing!
The doctor told us a little more about life after chemo. Jordy will have to take antibiotics on the weekends for six months until his immune system gets back on track. This was disappointing to Jordy since the Septra pills are huge! At least he will not be nauseaus when he takes them.
Jordy has had several people (including his doctor) make comments about his recent crop of facial hair. He decided that if he didn't make counts today, he would shave. Getting the Methatrexate today will take care of his fuzzy chin (and unfortunately his hint of eyebrows and short eyelashes). It is amazing how much his hair grows in just a couple of weeks.
This morning Jordy had a check-up with Dr. Krajbich at Shriner's. He thought Jordy's leg was doing just fine. He has to take it a little easy until his counts come back up. Next week he will start up therapy again.
Have a good rest of the week.
Annie
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