My neutrophils are at .8, the number I need to be at to continue taking Ibrance is above 1.  My tumor markers are at 88.  So looks like my white blood cells are tanking and my tumor markers are on the rise.  The oncologist doesn’t seem too concerned yet.  I’ll wait an extra week before taking Ibrance to allow my neutrophils to rise.  And of course I get to go for the ever popular CT scan.

I said to him that I know one of these days I’ll walk into an appointment and he’ll say that Ibrance has quit working.  He kinda laughed and said I was right.  I know he didn’t like having to admit to that, but he did.

My next appointment with him is New Year’s Eve so I’ll either be walking out of his office ready for a happy party or a pity party.

Having this cancer is so all consuming sometimes that it’s just really sad.