Well, it's been a couple of days since the last blog post and thankfully there's not much to report. Brian ended up needing another platelet transfusion yesterday for a platelet count of 9, but didn't need any transfusions today. Today his counts were: WBC 0.1, hemoglobin 8.5, platelets 19, and creatinine 1.3! His hair started falling out yesterday, so we shaved it off today - hopefully we'll post some photos tomorrow.
He's still getting anti-nausea medication around the clock, and typically it allows him to eat pretty well after taking it so that's good. Tonight he still felt too nauseated to eat, but thankfully that's the exception for him and not the norm. Tomorrow they start him on Neupogen injections, which will help his white blood cell count to increase and therefore protect him against infections. This is the beginning to having his counts recover and be stable so that he can be discharged from the hospital - very exciting!
Very exciting to see things progressing along in such a 'boring' fashion. No drama, just what we hoped for!
ReplyDeleteI echo what Kevin wrote...Keep up the boring progress champ!
ReplyDeleteKeep on being "boring" Brian! We love you and pray for a speedy return to your kids and family. Sounds like you are a champion! Take care Kristy. Thanks for the updates. :Love, Kim and John
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