Mark has been a little sick with this transplant, but that is to be expected and nothing like the last one. His white blood cells have started to drop so he is going into the neutropenic stage. This means highly susceptible to bacterial infections.
Starting Sunday we will be going into the clinic everyday to start watching for infection and for engraftment to take place.
Engraftment is the point at which the body starts to reproduce the white blood cells and platelets it needs and can once again fight infection.
Once again on the weeekends I have been giving Mark medication at home to save him the trips everyday into the Huntsman. This is the Dexamethasone which is helping him from getting so nauseated. He did not receive this medication with the last transplant because of the air in the belly.
Mark is very weak and tired and sleeps a lot that is to be expected.
Thank you to everyone for your thoughts and prayers.
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4 comments:
Keep fighting! My love and Prayers are with you.
Love,
Ruth Ann
Mark
glad you are doiong so well. hang in there, almost done with the worst of this beast!
Kim and denese
So glad to hear that the second transplant went well. Hope the tiredness, and sickness, soon go away and you are feeling better again. Thank goodness for technology and what they can do with medicine today.
Hang in there you two and know that our Heavenly Father is with you every minute of every day.
So sorry I have not been around. Just been sooooooo busy. SORRY .... but have had you in my thoughts and prayers.
Love,
Aunt Sue &
Uncle Doug
I am so glad to hear that this one is better then the last one. Our thoughts and prayers are with you at all times.
Love Brooke
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