What's up - or down - with my blood

Last week I shared a little about getting the transfusions, and about how Quest lab didn't get a result from my blood last Monday. So Tuesday Dr. Te called and I went and gave them some more blood - I took my Pomalyst on Tuesday night because that was suppose to be the start of my 2nd cycle and I hadn't heard any reason not to. Well, Wednesday Dr. Te called me personally and told me that my blood numbers were still pretty bad, and so he didn't want me starting the Pomalyst yet, we would let my blood cells go for a week and take some more blood next Tuesday to see if the White cells could get above 1.0 and the reds could come up to a place that wasn't too dangerous for me. So I won't be surprised if I have to have a transfusion next week. Hopefully I will know by Wednesday and get on with the treatments. It has been a goofy couple of weeks, I was encouraged by the first round results, but the longer that I don't start the 2nd round, the more time I have to think about the side effects. We'll keep working towards the goal. We also have had a couple of very interesting weeks with Patty. She is strugglng with her hypotension (really low blood pressure), she got some tests done by one of her doctors and unfortunately, the test came out clean, so we're not sure what is causing the problems, she has gone through issues before, hopefully this bad time will pass soon and she can get back on a little more of a level plane. Well, maybe by next weekend, I'll have some answers instead of a blog full of questions like today. We are looking forward to next weekend, it is Holden's 1st Birthday. Amanda and Ryan have been working so hard at their new house to get everything ready for the party and we are looking forward to seeing some family next weekend. Hope everyone is well and your health is good. until next time