White blood cell counts are still low. I go in tomorrow to check if they’ve come up enough to restart one of my medications.

I had an MRI today. My tumor markers have gone up and the pain has increased, so this scan was for radiology to map out where they’ll target radiation. Since my last CT just a month ago, it looks like Maleficent is trying to expand her dance floor.

The lesions have spread further into my spine and more areas of my pelvis. The good news is that they’re still not in any soft tissue.

Radiation is supposed to start Wednesday on one spot, but now that it’s spread, we’ll see if the plan changes. I’m guessing they’ll push the two sessions I was supposed to have this week to the end of the schedule and start fresh on Monday. Thankfully it’s just five rounds, but I’ve heard they’re pretty intense.

The goal is to reduce the pain and hopefully stun the tumor enough to slow it down for a while.

I’d love for them to zap all of the spots—but unfortunately, that’s not how it works. We have to wait until all the lesions start to grow again before they switch up the meds or pull another trick from their sleeve.