Chemotherapy Round 4

I had round 4 of chemo yesterday. Not much to report, still feeling okay and I had a look at my blood test results. Both red and white blood cell counts remain normal, which is nice to know, since low red blood cell counts can lead to anemia, and low white counts can lead to nasty infections and fever. I just noticed that my nose hair has fallen out. Like all of it. I don't know where it went. Did I inhale it? No, it probably fell out in the middle of the night, like rats abandoning a sinking ship. That's okay, I was never really sure what nose hair was for and I don't miss it.

This marks the end of cycle 2 of my ABVD treatments. In 13 days I'm due for a PET scan, which lets me know how 'chemosensitive' my cancer is. If it comes back with no sign of the Hodge, it's a very good thing. There is a strong correlation between successful mid treatment PET scans and overall survival/freedom from treatment failure rates. If it comes back blobby, I get kicked up to another chemo regime called BEACOPP. It's like chemo on steroids. No wait, I'm already on steroids so I need another analogy. BEACOPP is like chemo engineered by Germans (which is true). Ruthless and efficient, like a Mercedes Sedan or Angela Merkel.