I started month 5 of maintenance on Friday. It's the same medication for the next two years... month after month... just boring Leukemia to DEATH over here. In this phase my "counts" (for those who don't know what my counts are... They are my CBC labs that tell the doctors what immune system is doing as well as my red and white cells.) have not been great. First they are to low so, I had to stay at home and stop chemo for two weeks. Then when I retested it was better. :) However the following test showed I have a high ANC/immune system. So they upped my chemo, then the next month my counts are high AGAIN! Soooo up the chemo went again. This has left me moody, tired and nauseous. I sure thought Maintainance was going to be the light at the end of the tunnel. It is still filled with sooooooo many struggles, unknowns and worries. I pray I adjust and the next two years get easier! My counts did show I am still in remission! I am fighting like a girl and getting ready to start fundraising for my next walk for LLS!! Last year we raised over $45,000!!!!! My goal is $50,000 this year! I tell my parents all the time I wish I could end cancer!
Everyone's battle is different! This is just my fight!
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