Treatment 6 Comes With Shots...

Today I was able to have Treatment #6!  Yay!!  Even though last week would have been treatment 5 and I did not get to have it, I am still referring to today as #6.  It is the 6th week and this way I can say I am at the halfway point of Phase 2!! (although I still might have to make up last week's treatment...we will wait and see!)

There was about a 30 minute window today when I didn't think I would be getting a treatment,,,again.  My white blood cell count is still down below the allowable limit to get a treatment.  However, my doctor approved the treatment and prescribed a shot that is similar to the Neulasta shot that I gave myself during the Phase 1 of chemo.  The difference is that I will be giving myself this shot every day for 5 days. (The Neulasta shot was 1 time every 2 weeks).  The shot is to help my body build up the white blood cell count.  Prayers needed that it works!!

I think I got some things mixed up last week too.  Last week I got a blood transfusion of just the red blood cells because that count was low.  I thought that was why I didn't get a treatment last week and that was incorrect.  Last week I didn't get a treatment because of how low the white blood cell count was.  I think my doctor was hoping that the white blood count level would go up by today but it didn't....it went down more.

I am happy that I was able to get a treatment today!  Also, my red blood cell count was good as well as the platelet count!  Now if I can just get those white cells to increase!

I have felt really good the last few days and am feeling good today too.  Not sure what the week will bring but I am taking it one day at a time and fully relying on God to give me strength!!

Thank you for your prayers!

It seems that I always hear a song on the way to St.Louis that really speaks a message to me.  Today it was one that many of you have sent to me as encouragement.
It was Building 429, "We Won't Be Shaken".

Whatever will come our way
Through fire or pouring rain
We won't be shaken
No we won't be shaken

Whatever tomorrow brings
Together we'll rise and sing
That we won't be shaken
No we won't be shaken

We will trust in You
We will not be moved
We will trust in You
And we won't be shaken.


Such a great message!
God is Good!!  All the Time!!