So I have had high platelets for about 6 years for no known reason. Finally found a way to bring the numbers crashing down. Two doses of chemo. So no chemo today since they dipped below the safe to go ahead number. Saw my doc and he was reassuring that this is par for the course and does not inhibit the effectiveness of the overall chemo regimen. I am off for two weeks, this one unplanned and next week planned. Back to appointments Dec 1. My brother and I meet with the genetics counselor and labs, then chemo on Wed. He is staying the week.
Had my first crash and burn day yesterday. Had it before I learned my platelets were down so after that I called my friend Leslie--a chemo nurse in Long Island. She helped me understand that this happens. The mood carried over a little today but the doc helped with that. I was just plain tired yesterday, and the weather which matched my mood did not help. I was surprised to feel that way so far removed from chemo day and after a good day Monday where Sue and I got lots accomplished. So it is good to know that there will be days like that and we can get through them. Note from Sue: she followed Nancy right down the dinker do's. It was full blown pity party.
So in other news--The gopher women's basketball game was fun. It was early which was good for me, Friday's is at 7 so I will have to rest up before we go. We went to a Christmas market in River Falls on Saturday and stopped by Kim and Lin's house to return the chicken soup pot. I did not ask for a refill yet since we have plenty left over. We also stopped at the condo we bought in Cottage Grove and are renting to a friend. The renovations Darin and Mark did are great and Gerrie's furniture fits well so all is good.
Monday we got into the closet under the stairs in the lower level. Lots of framed posters and empty frames to go to the thrift shop. Found a picture of Nancy's sixth grade class in NJ and posted that on a class email. Caused lots of interest and now someone posted it on Facebook. Someone said it was a hot miserable afternoon which may be why so many of us look so grumpy. Sue couldn't find me in the picture--not my finest hour. Fun to hear people's recollections of events/classmates as stories emerge. 
Got an email from Jill in Phoenix--she decided to join team Nancy and got her hair buzzed--almost a Hawkeye mohawk. For the moment it is shorter than mine! Mine is getting long so if it does not fall out I may have to get it cut again so I can keep it spiked. We are headed back downstairs this afternoon to see what else we can purge--see the fruits of our labor. Yesterday was the day to try to deal with Sue's computer glitches and overfull storage....not much satisfaction as it is a slow process and we did not get much to show for it. Regular life can be kind of uneventful--not a bad thing.
Thank you, thank you everyone for cards, pictures, good wishes and gifts--our new "strong" and "awesome" socks and a fleece buff will be welcome uniform additions to keep us warm and on the right path. Thanks Liz and Judy & Bryan.
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