Terry has been going to the clinic on Tuesdays and Fridays- everything is going well. Her counts were down today but that is to be expected. They are planning on giving her blood on Friday. Her liver enzymes were elevated also but the doctors are watching closely and adjusting her medication accordingly. So far everything is going great. We'll keep you posted!

Discharged!!

Terry is at Jodi's now! We'll keep you posted on her progress.

Great News!!

White blood cell count has been going up.....yesterday it rose to 8.2 and today it was 14.9!! Platelets were up to 14 and they are looking at possibly discharging her tomorrow!! Today a discharge educator went over a lot of information they have to know- what to watch out for and all that. She will still have the PIC line in so Jodi will learn how to take care of it. They will have to go to clinic every Tues and Fri. They also said that most patients do end up back in the hospital. We'll let you know when she is released! Thanks for your thoughts and prayers.

Just a quick update:
Platelets have been very low even after a few transfusions, a different kind of cross-match was done to choose more compatible platelets and we will get the results after that transfusion soon to know if they were effective in bringing the count up.
Today the white blood cell count went up to 1.7- it was 0.3 yesterday!!!! Yeah! This may be a sign that the stem cells received in the transplant are maturing and taking to their new home well!!
Terry's hair is starting to fall out a little more and she has had some issues with neuropathy affecting her feet. She has been started on another medication to try to help the neuropathy.
Things seem to be going well overall- we'll keep you posted.

Everything seems to be going smoothly so far- the doctor said if things continue on this path Terry may be discharged a week from Friday!!! Then it will be house arrest at Jodi's! The doctor said that we might start seeing her blood counts come up sometime around Monday. She will begin medication to stimulate their production soon. Thanks again for your prayers- hopefully the good news continues!

Just a quick update- everything is going well. Terry has been feeling pretty good, today she was feeling tired. The side effects from the chemo may start to show up soon- hopefully they won't be too bad. Thanks again for your prayers.