Kayla's neutrophil count was still too low for chemo - for the fifth week in a row. Last week, her neutrophils (they fight germs and infections) were at 500. They need to be at 1000. This week they were at 570. But, platelets were still good. :) So, we went home.
A nurse from the clinic called me on Friday and told me that Dr. Hansen wanted to do a bone marrow procedure on Kayla to check and see if something else is affecting her blood from recovering. So, after juggling some things, including rescheduling an appointment with Dr. Lee, the ophthalmologist, we will go in on Tuesday this next week. We'll go to the clinic at 10:30AM and they will check her blood, again. If it is good, they will give Kayla her regular chemo treatment. If not, we will go over to the hospital and she will get put to sleep while Dr. Hanson takes a small sample of her pelvic bone and marrow.
Kayla won't be able to eat or drink anything before hand, which will stink because the procedure isn't scheduled until 11:30AM. That will not be a pleasant morning. Anyway, I'll keep you updated. :)
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