Today was different than the last visit to the clinic. Everett needed platelets, but didn't have to get a spinal tap or a blood transfusion. We found out his ANC is 24...which freaked me out.
It makes sense that his ANC would go down before building back up, but I had a moment of "what the hell?!" With the help of our doctor and a few breaths later, I realized that this is what happens (hence the point of chemo), I just thought that Ev's ANC of 110 was pretty low last week. It only takes 500 to be severely neutropenic.
And this is why they educated us on caring for him at home. Not if, but most likely when Ev gets a fever of 100.5-101 it is vital that we call the doctor and get him to Riley. So, just as before, we are glad for the moments at home and will not take them for granted.
On the positive end, when they tested his blood today, they found no Leukemia (no mutated cells). This is a ray of light shining through the clouds. Now, we just have to wait for the clouds to get the hell out of the way so the sun can shine all over. By the end of the month when Ev has another bone marrow aspiration we will be able to know then how well the treatment was and what further battles we have ahead. This has been the longest month of our lives!
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