two doses in…

     thanks for all the good wishes and responses to my last posting! it was very fun to share the video with you. i spent friday at the doctors and my brain mri is somewhat changed- i think improved. Less of the picture is enhanced with contrast and my oncologist says he thinks that the remaining tumor looks “broken up.” 

    the chemotherapy should not have made a mark after just two doses, however the doctor concedes it is possible. Given how intense my side effects have been, he thinks my physiology may be more sensitive to the drug than the average- so it might already be working!

    also, my blood counts have been wonky. the numbers show that my counts dip slower than expected and also rebound half as fast as is normal. The doctor does not know why. On the bright side- if the chemo is hurting my bone marrow, it’s probably hurting my aberrant nerve cells too!! that’s rad.

The doctor has decided to half my dosage of chemotherapy and go from there, increasing if possible. This will reduce my risk of leukemia and maybe make me feel better too. i’m supposed to eat lots of steak in the meantime:)

That’s the story. Thanks for coming here to check in on me; it means a lot!

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