Michael's infusion was done last night and we got back to the hotel about 9:00 PM. He went into the hospital on Thursday and it was finished last evening (Saturday). He it tolerated well, it was just a long cycle of getting all of the meds in and some had long infusion times. The doctors had done some tests to check his heart during the chemo since he had the pericarditis in May, and all the tests were normal.
The nurse showed us Michael's labs before we went home. The Lymphocytes had gone down, but the Neurtrophils had increased by 3X. The Neutophils will go down due to the chemo cycle, but it was very encouraging that it had gone up so much--keep the prayers coming!!
We thank you so much for the specific prayers for the Lymphocytes and Neutophils to bounce back quickly and to stay strong and for the chemo to blast the tumor away. And now one more specific prayer request, since the tumor is so close to the heart and Michael had the pericarditis in May, if you can pray for his heart to stay strong.
Today, Michael has been doing pretty well. He had a light workout and enjoyed following the Chiefs victory. Tomorrow, he gets his shot of Neulasta and labs. His counts may not drop for another few days on this cycle, but he will get lab Monday and Thursday at least for now, so we can tell how he is tolerating the chemo.
I got a little bit of a mild cold yesterday, so I got a separate room at the hotel to decrease the chance Michael would get sick. So I am limiting contact and using good handwashing and tons of sanitizer when I am around him.
It finally dried out up here after several days of heavy rain (and we finally got all of our clothes dried out). The weather in Rochester from what we hear is warmer than in KC and many of the trees up here are quite beautiful.
Thank you so much for all of your prayers!!
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