Week Ten

Jody's strength is returning... Everyday she seems to be getting stronger. This is important the stronger she gets the better she can tolerate the transplant.

We have been getting weekly CBC's to watch Jody's blood counts and on Wednesday the triage nurse decided we needed to get a transfusion. Jody's blood count had dropped from the week before. I noticed she was running on low while her friends were here from New Jersey. This is normal with her disease. We spent the entire day at Centennial Hospital and arrived home around 10:00 that evening.

The following day, Thursday we went back to the hospital to have her filter removed (see "Week Six"). The process was quick but required her to be put to sleep. During recovery she had a difficult time getting her oxygen level back up. The nurse finally released her, knowing that we were going to have a follow-up with her primary doctor at 3:00 that afternoon.

Dr Tormohlen, noted that her oxygen had not returned to normal and decided to play it safe and ordered home oxygen service for her. This did not go over well with Jody. She protested all the way home and after the oxygen was delivered she kept it up. Anyone who knows Jody can appreciate what I am saying. Dr Tormohlen told her he would re-check her on Saturday.

On Saturday, her oxygen levels had begun to return to normal. He told her she could be off oxygen during the day, but he wanted her to stay on it at night for awhile.

This completes week ten...