Here's The Answer!

After my appointment with Dr. B yesterday, the answer is "Don't get wiggy little Ms. Piggy!"

My blood counts have already started to drop which is to be expected.  The good thing is, because there are fewer blasts and the numbers were better to start with, she doesn't anticipate numbers as low as after the first round.  In other words, she's thinking I won't end up in the hospital again.  That being said, we are talking about me here!  I can tell my hemoglobin is dropping by my lack of energy and the fact that I didn't wake up at 5:30 in the morning yesterday or today.  I don't have scheduled labs until next Monday but I'm guessing that I may know I need a CBC run before then because my hemoglobin is low and I'll need two units of blood.

At this point, I will go in for weekly blood work and see Dr. B every other week unless I need to see her.  Other than that, we just wait.  If we don't find a donor match before the third round of chemo is to start, then I get to go through another bone marrow biopsy and then start chemo again.

So, dear friends and family, in terms of prayers, I ask you to join me in praying for the following:

My brother's friend Rick on palliative care and Rick's wife Sue;
Thanksgiving for the success for the chemotherapy after the first round;
The gift of family and friends;
For the individual whom I have placed In His Loving Arms and for the healing of that relationship;
That I find my jewelry; and
Most importantly, prayers of thanksgiving for the blessed assurance of eternal life through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior.