Best Laid Plans ......

Well,we are home and when I say we, I mean again ..... Zoey and I.Can you believe it?After all the physical and emotional preparation for the day ..... it was basically a bust.We did leave at 5am.We did do all our pre-op stuff and we even did the bone marrow biopsy but due to a low ANC level ...chemo has been called off.At first I was freaked out.I thought,oh no,what is her blood doing now?After taking a breath and talking to the doctor,the deal is this.On Monday,her ANC,which measures her immunity fighting capability,was 690.They like it at 750 before they start a round.We thought we would be fairly close or above the mark by today but instead Miss Zoey has decided to DROP to 350.All the rest of her levels are great.In fact white count is up a bit and hemoglobin is up a little too.Platelets are holding strong at 198,000.So all is well except for those pesky neutrophils.The doctor assured me that it often takes some ups and downs with the neutrophils before we get to where we need to be.We also have discovered in the last few days that an adhesive they use to cover her port is not liking Zoey's skin or rather Zoey's skin is not liking it!We will need to switch out that adhesive,especially as she starts round 2.I tell you,this child certainly keeps us on our toes.We will try again Monday for chemo.We did go ahead and do the bone marrow biopsy though and we should have those results in a few hours.I continue to be slightly nervous about those impending results and will be anxious to see what it shows.I am also disappointed because this latest set back means we for sure will not be home for Christmas.As bummed out and sad as that that makes me,I have to keep the faith that we just need to bang this thing out and we then will be assured of a lifetime of Christmas's together.So,that's the deal.I will post later on the biopsy results.Pray along with me on those.No blasts would be ideal.Minimal blasts would be tolerated but major blast activity might just solidify this as being a truly crappy day.Let's hope not.For the little loves sake .... come on world,cut her a bit of a break,would ya?Oh and by the way,I might not be smiling but guess who is?This child took everything in stride and has been happy as can be.I guess I should continue to follow her lead,shouldn't I?