When I got out of the hospital I saw an Endocrinologist, who confirmed that my thyroid was running extremely fast. He diagnosed extreme hyperthyroid disease, and put me on medication to slow it down.
My chemotherapy regime was set for six session, once every three weeks, using the CHOP four-chemical mix. It began in late May. Unfortunately a side-effect of the CHOP chemo for me was a week of very low white blood cells. Because my thyroid medicine also caused a reduction in white blood cells, I had to discontinue it during that one week. Thyroid medicine takes a while to become effective, and with the constant interruption at the start of that regime, it was probably not able to do its intended job initially.
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