Day T + 8

Not the news I wanted to hear today... I'm still in neuropenia. Three out of five of our group had counts above 4000, the needed number to be considered "recovered". Karen was at 2000, and I had 2600. The recovered three will have their retuximab infusions tomorrow. It's another filgrastim and blood draw for the American girls. We'll have another hematologist consult to check our numbers in the afternoon. I'm unsure if we get to join the others for our infusions (if we pass) or wait until Thursday. I guess we'll find out tomorrow. I'm a little bummed. Dr. Ruiz assured us that this is not unusual. He said he felt sure we would see the results we want tomorrow. It would be very unusual to stay under 4000 for a longer period of time. We returned to the apartment, and I took a long nap. I woke with a headache, back and leg pain. That's actually a good sign that my body is working hard to produce more cells. I'm sure everything will be resolved before we are due to fly home on Saturday. Four more "sleeps", and we'll be on our way HOME! Adios Amigos...