Steve is doing better tonight. His mornings and afternoons have been rough with all his pre-meds. He just ate some fresh fruit and is enjoying the Packers/Bears game. His CT scan showed 75-80% embolization from last Wednesday's procedure, so he was told they will probably take a pass on a third zap. The Neupogen shots have been completely stopped. He is getting doses of IV Dilaudid every 4 hours to keep the splenic infarct pain/discomfort at bay and it seems to improve his general well-being.
Today's labs: WBCs snuck up a notch to 2.8, with ANCs right behind at 2.4. Hemoglobin was at 7.4 (hung one unit of red today), and platelets were at 6....he also took a bag, so the fact that platelets didn't go lower is great, right? We can hope.
During rounds they said he will be here another couple of days. Steve is shooting for a Wednesday discharge.
I am hoping to get out of here after half-time and avoid the Soldier Field exodus, hope the score stays close until after I zip by the bright lights of the stadium!
I am hoping to get out of here after half-time and avoid the Soldier Field exodus, hope the score stays close until after I zip by the bright lights of the stadium!
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