Monday, January 4, 2010

Day 20

They told Vlad it would be a crazy day at MDA. He got there at 9:15 a.m. and just got into the room for his infusions. (Almost 1 p.m.) Wow. He's taking it in stride. I just hope there are no more significant wrinkles today.

His blood numbers I don't really understand: WBC 3.1; RBC 3.52; hemoglobin 10.6; platelets 208; abs neutrophils 2.02. I don't get why whites/reds are going down but hemog & platelets continue to climb. Maybe we'll figure out why.

*UPDATE: His leash is loosening again; he doesn't have to go to the hospital tomorrow. He's going to get a pump to take to the house so he can administer fluids to himself! He goes back Wednesday, but he's also off of his hospital tether this weekend! They're going to put him on oral magnesium. And if his absolute neutrophils fall below 1.5, he'll get another dose of Neupogen to stimulate the marrow again. That is all.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Things are really sounding good. Really happy for Vlad that he is getting some freedom. Thanks for keeping me updated. Really cold here! Love, Mom