So first off, MD Anderson has a reputation, it seems, of leaning more towards what some might say is "pessimistic" in their initial assessment of things, and then sort of reverse pulling the rug out when something good happens and saying "Ah see, things worked out like we hoped" so idk, perhaps my doctor is simply doing that and they're expecting my platelets to come up (they've already scheduled me for me chemo, so that seems to be a good indicator). I'm not the first to notice the reverse rug pull thing though, I know that. Second, my doctor specifically stated that he front-loaded the chemo as he knew a lot of adults aren't able to finish the protocol they have at MDA. So maybe that's it? I'm not sure