We're happy to report that Jackson got his second dose of carbo today!  His WBCs were in the normal-to-normal/high range.  Our onco was VERY happy!  So were we!  She felt him all around, listening to things, poking things, and feeling deep in his abs - he's healthy as can be (with an "athletic heart" no less)!  He gained 0.2kg, so <<<<1lb.  We're happy about that too.

Some notes: 1) She doesn't expect him to respond differently to each chemo.  Pretty much how he did for the last one is how we can expect him to handle the next few. 2) We went home with more Zenequin, his antibiotic.  That probably helped his WBC count a lot.  It's every day for 10d, starting tomorrow. 3) At his next appt we do chest xrays (holy cow, I'm already so nervous about those!) and talk about starting metronomic therapy.  That surprised me.  I figured metronomics wouldn't start, if we wanted to, until after IV chemo and/or after lung mets.  I'm intrigued to hear more and get a cost estimate (that will be emailed to me soon, so I can post that info too).  If his lungs are still clear, we go forth with the 3rd carbo.  If not, I guess we rethink things - try another IV chemo drug?  Stop IV chemo?  We'll see (and in the meantime, I'm going to work REALLY hard to not think about all the possibilities).  4) In the waiting area was a 4-footed, 11 year old lab with osteo in his rear ankle.  You can see the tumor, but I guess it hasn't grown in the year.  He'd been going there for more than a year, getting IV chemo, radiation, and now metronomics .  He's doing great!  It's always nice to see treatments work out well and have everyone happy.  The success of that lab makes me feel good about the care and facility Jackson goes to.

We're wicked happy over here!  I expect Jackson to be sleepy for the next ~5 days, but come back to life by the end of next week.

OH!  And he did wear his blue Tripawds bandana !  We're harnessing all the power from eastern, western, and superstition possible.

Go Team Tres-J!