Peter had very good news this morning. His white blood count went from .1 to.2. Even though that seems to be an insignificant amount it may mean that the new stem cells are starting to work and form marrow. His drs are pleased but cautious - it seems a bit early for this to be happening. They had blood drawn to verify if the stem cells are working and to see if it is the little boy stem cells or the little girl stem cells that are working. Since we all know that if you need work done you can count on a woman - I am sure it is the little girl's that are working.
It seems that to be safe Peter needs to get the anti-nausea shots on a regular basis. He felt good this morning and ate cereal and fruit. Lunch was bouillion and yogurt, but dinner was not possible. Late afternoon today he was very nauseas and felt poorly. No temp. just unable to keep anything down. After his shot, he went right back to sleep. I know we seem to dwell on his eating, but that is a major problem for stem cell transplantees. If they cannot eat on their own they can get IV nutrition. The problem with the IV nutrition is that it is hard to get back to eating real food. So, IV nutrition is a last resort.
Hair report: eyebrows look good, moustache is thinner but still there. Peter is thrilled that his hair might be brown when it comes back in. Then his hair color will match his driver's license again!
Cindi and Fred stopped by for about an hour today. The four of us had a nice visit. We turned the TV off and missed the end of the Carolina/NC State game. Found out the results later. If Peter is feeling up to it, Fred hopes to beat him in cribbage again on Sunday.
That's all for now,
Wendy
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