Day Plus Thirteen

Jody continues to drop... her ANC is now at 100 (see "Day Plus Twelve") and her platelets have dropped to 26. Jody's HCT is now 25.1; the doctors normally transfuse her when she drops to 26.0, but since she is in the hospital they will allow her to go to 24.0 before they transfuse her. Jody is starting to tire a little more easily, but continues to do well.

We were excited yesterday with the possibility, Jody could come home this week. However, Doctor Brunvand said he wants to wait until Jody's counts start to rise. Dr. Brunvand ordered a special blood test to measure the presence of the donor's stem cells and depending on the results he can make a better guess on when Jody can come home.

I stayed home all day yesterday, to clean the house and prepare it for when Jody to comes home. I have called several cleaning companies for a quote and will be making a decision this week. I do not to clean the house too soon.

Mucositis

Mucositis is one of the major side effects of chemo. Jody is doing everything she can to avoid having Mucositis. She is rinsing every time she goes to the bathroom. This morning she had a slight sore throat and by the afternoon it had dissipated. To the left I have included a poster that explains Mucositis.




I arrived at the hospital late afternoon and met Pam Menzer (Jody's friend from New Jersey) in the hall. We all had a nice visit. I stayed for dinner and went home around 10:00 pm.

“I'm a believer in momentum.”

Lance Armstrong (1971 – )
American cyclist
7-time Tour de France champion