The weekend has been a bit of a challenge for Steve, feeling like he is up against a brick wall until proof of engraftment is seen in his labs. His WBC count went from 0.1 on Friday to 0.3 on Saturday...so....we thought maybe he was on the cusp of the process....today (Sunday) back down to 0.2. His hemoglobin is up to 8.4 after taking a unit yesterday. Normally he hovers in the 7-something range the day after a unit, so I, with no hard science, just logic, will say this is a sign that his body is getting a toehold and his spleen is not hemolyzing as intensely.
The mucositis....oy vey....his mouth is doing very well, recovered almost completely, the throat was still bad last night, until just after I left the hospital. When he went to swallow, he wretched. I jumped. Now he can swallow larger amounts of water, so he is encouraged that he can get some iced tea, smoothies, etc. down the gullet and get some calories going. The PCA is still being used, so he is drifting in and out of being "gorked." Glad he is doing better!!
Thanks to Kim and Dave Skala for visiting Steve with me last night and going on a smoothie run. We just hung out and watched the (pathetic) Sox game.
I brought my Nike shoe transponder for Steve to use in his shoes. He is looking forward to getting his walking mojo back and wants to know just how many miles he walks around the 15th floor loop.
Today is Day +16.....many, many moons ago Dr. Tim made a comment about Day +18 being "the day"....we shall see.......patience....patience....
He's in the lane, and looking better...coming round the bend to Day +18! Go, Steve!!!
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