chemo follow up

I saw Dr. R., my chemo doctor, for a follow up this morning.

The chemo nurse took 3 vials of blood to check my counts. She explained that the pain in my back, hips, and legs was from the shot that they gave me to increase my white blood cells. Since bone tissue creates blood cells, the biggest bones in my body were working really hard. No wonder I've been in so much pain. It worked, though. I have more white blood cells in my body than you (or most people) do. Yay!

Dr. R. said "no restrictions" and seemed to think that things were going very well. She felt Lumpy and said that it was softer and that the skin over it was easier to move. Apparently, that's a good sign.

needle count: 15
touch count: 11