I finished my second cycle a week ago today. The second cycle was, as expected, a little tougher than the first, but not significantly so. I definitely found that I slept more during the treatment week. Still no real "sickness", but discomfort levels are generally higher than they were last time.

During the second week of treatment, my low white blood count and neutrophil levels rebounded very well so we opted not to take the Neulasta shot for now. My WBC went from 2.9 to 8.6 and my NE went from 0.8 to 7.3. I don't have the exact numbers from my blood work yesterday in front of me, but they were down to levels that are similar to the first cycle. In general, the counts will bottom out about 10-14 days after the cycle so we're expecting them to dip near where they were last time. So, I still need to be careful and we're obviously going to keep monitoring but the good news is that my body does seem to be bouncing back.

I am having a CT scan next week to see how the treatment is progressing and, hopefully, show a reduced mass in the lymph nodes.

I also want to thank everyone who has sent wishes, cards, books, hats, foodstuffs, etc. I owe a lot of people calls and I will get to them – but I do want everyone to know in the interim that I appreciate the support very much.