“Perfect”

That’s how the vet described Lydia’s progress so far when we saw him today.
She was scheduled for her second round of chemo last week, but since her WBC had dropped too much, it was rescheduled for today. The vet said the level would come back up over the week, and it’s not uncommon for some dogs to need an extra week for the blood work to bounce back.

Believe me though…I worried…not excessively, but over the past seven days there were times when I thought “what if it doesn’t?”

So, today as I waited, I watched the clock. They’d taken Lydia back and I knew she would be out sooner rather than later if they did the blood work and not the chemo. Once the clock went past a half hour I actually breathed a little easier. Sure enough, when I talked to the tech who brought my girl out to me she said everything went well. The vet had examined Lydia and was pleased, the blood work was all normal, and they did the chemo with no problems. In fact, she said Lydia’s tail didn’t stop the entire time they worked on her. Then the vet came out and told me the same thing! It was a good visit with the vet today.

And, to top off the day, since her blood work was OK, the vet said taking her out would be fine. So this evening Archie, Lydia, and I went to my brother’s and visited with him for a while. It’s the first time since mid July that they’ve been anywhere besides the oncologist’s office.

Lydia’s next visit to the oncologist is four weeks from now, when they’ll do an ultrasound and round three of chemo. She’s doing great now, so hopefully that will continue and the ultrasound will give us some good news. Until then though, I’m going to have to put any possibilities out of my mind (yes, easier said that done) and enjoy how good she’s feeling right now! One day at a time.

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