We went to the clinic this morning as scheduled. Her blood counts all came back acceptable enough for the Dr. to allow her to stay home until Friday. We will check back in at 8:30 Friday for 6 days of recovery to allow her platelet count to normalize. The blood thinner she has to take (Lovenox) is the reason for this. She has to take this because of the blood clot on her lung and to prevent another clot from forming. It, combined with her platelet level dropping, puts her in extreme risk for a hemorrhage internally, especially the brain. For this reason we go back each time after the chemo for recovery.
We will get out Wednesday pm or Thursday am from this stay. No chemo this time just platelets and blood transfusions as needed. This is not painful. Each day she'll want to come home because she'll feel good. Should not have an side effects on this week.
She has had a good day and is feeling better each day. The next two weeks, until the next regiment starts, will be her best days especially from next mid week to chemo.
We stopped at Charmaine's Salon today on the way home for her to visit her dear friends there. That was indeed a treat for her.
The Dr. today was her main Dr. and did confirm that she was in remission. The bone marrow search has been narrowed down to 2 donors. They will do some tests and determine which one is the best. The process is underway to get the transplant going.
Until it happens we will remain on the chemo regiments and generally on the same schedule we have been on. No letting up now. They said if we slowed or stopped the treatments it would come back in full force and all this work would have been lost.
We will stay the course.
Will keep you all as informed as I can each day.
Thanks to each one of you for caring enough about her to read this update daily.
Sam
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