Hello family and friends.
As we knew at the begging of Carol’s chemotherapy treatment, if the needed results were not accomplished with one cycle of the treatment, another boost of the same medication would be required to further reduce the remaining blast cells to below the 5% target. This time the chemotherapy will be given during 3 days instead of the 5 days it took the first time.
The remaining timeline for this treatment is a Déjà vu of the first one.
On the 14th day, a bone morrow biopsy will be done to make sure that the blast cells have been hit below the 5% mark. This is by no means a setback as some of you may have thought, but a booster to the original protocol.
Carol will probably skip a couple of walks on the beautiful grounds of the USF campus but not the yoga classes, they have been rescheduled for in room sessions. Massages will begin again on Tuesday. She is already hopping to make up the outdoor walks after she is done with the first few days of the chemo medication discomforts, which we all hope will be managed by medications.
Today we had a nice midday walk around the hospital grounds and after Carol finished her shower, the massage therapist knocked at the door. It was perfect timing.
This evening Carol will be given Neupogen to raise her white cell counts as well as during the next 3 days of chemotherapy.
Again we want to thank everyone for all your continued inquiries and well wishes.
I will continue updating you as often as possible.
Thank you.
Jaime
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