[ninja performance]

Numbers jumped so quickly - Scared

by ninja performance on Sun Feb 12, 2012 10:06 am

I had my last chemo V/D/R on November 15 2011 after only 5 cycles due to how well I responded.

I was originally DX'd August 1st 2011 with an 8.9 M spike, 80% marrow and an HGB of 6.3. November 15th 2011 I had a 0.1 M spike and 2% bone marrow biopsy and HGB of 16.
December 15th 2011 I was still at 0.1 M spike. IGA was 350.

Due to lack of funds my transplant has been pushed back many times. I was tested on January 31st and my marrow was still under 5% (they would not tell me what % exactly, they said "Anything under 5% we just say under 5%). So I am not sure if it has risen from 2% or is still 2%. Kind of frustrating. My M spike has risen to 0.76. Which made me sad. My IGA is now 1100.

I now have to go back on at least 6 weeks of chemo to clean back up before they will do the transplant.

What worries me is how fast my numbers jumped up after only a few months off chemo. My Marrow biopsy was only 2% yet the numbers, in my opinion, jumped up very quickly for the small amount of cancer in my marrow. This scares me.

Chris