3rd week of September: 3rd week of September: Okay so Dr. Lurie warned my mom that about 5-7 days after the Cytoxan my white blood cell count would likely drop and I might have diarrhea or vomiting or just feel very lethargic. So of course my mom cancelled my Tuesday night agility in preparation for my being "ILL." Well I didn't start feeling ill until Wednesday. I didn't eat breakfast and all I wanted to do was lie down. My mom took my temperature. My temperature was 103.8. My mom called the VMS and they said to monitor me and if my temperature rose anymore then I should be brought in. My mom cooked me a chicken breast and of course I ate it. But I didn't want to do anything but sleep. My mom kept taking my temperature and it went down to 102.8 but just an hour later it went back up to 104.5 So my mom took me to the VMS. They gave me a blood test and my white blood cell count was "zero." They had to keep me overnight because they needed to hook me up to an I.V. to give me fluids and antibiotics. My temperature went back to normal by evening and I was eating normally. The next day my mom visited me and I was sooooo excited. She took me for a short walk and of course I thought I was going home...but then she brought me back in. Then she took a picture of me with my oncologist Dr. Lurie:
After that she sat next to me in my "cage." She knows I don't like cages because people can't hug me in there. My mom was able to put her hand through the cage and pet me at least. So she talked to me for awhile and told me how much she loved me. Then she told me she recorded the premiere opening of the "X" factor so I could watch it when I got home (my mom knows that my favorite show is american idol......and she said that the X factor would be just like it). So I then my mom told me to lie down and I did. She sang a verse from my favorite song "Daisy don't you cry" and I fell asleep (My mom was surprised because there was alot of noise in there). So anyway Dr. Lurie told my mom that I would have to stay the night because i needed that time to build up my white blood cell count. The next morning Dr. Lurie took a blood test again. My white blood cell count was up but my "nuetrophils" were still "zero." My mom really wanted to take me home....but Dr. Lurie advised against it. Dr. Lurie said that he had already consulted with Dr. Suter (my future doctor in NC) who thought it best for me to stay one more night until my "neutrophils" increased. Dr. Lurie said to my mom "I understand wanting to take Daisy home so she can be comfortable but we don't want anything to happen since we are so close to the finish line." I'm not sure what he meant by that but I think my mom understood so......(sigh) one more night for me.
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