Delayed start of Interim Maintenance One

Today we went to the clinic to begin the next phase of treatment. We thought for sure that Elliot’s counts would be high enough! Even after the preliminary lab work came back, we were optimistic since his platelets were over 200,000 and white blood cell count over 3,000. However, his AGC (a measurement of specific types of white blood cells) was only 100 (down from 500 last week). His AGC needed to be 750, so they sent us home and told us to come back in a week. The doctor said it is very common for kids to get held back a week or two during this part of the treatment plan. Due to his low AGC (his immunity count), we will be homebound for the week. It’s a little discouraging to have to wait to continue his treatment, but hopefully he’ll continue his good mood from the previous few days since he hasn’t gotten any chemo.