Tuesday, February 19, 2013

catch up time


I have been home for a few days and have not kept up the day to day activity in LR.   Barb is hanging in there! I admire her for all she has been through! Her counts (WBC RBC Platelets) have all bottom out, unfortunately her CRP (infection level) is back up. When she went into the hospital it was at 80 with the heavy antibiotics it went down to 5 (does not register below 5) but today it was back up to 60. They do not know why or where the infection is, so she is on heavy antibiotics againShe has been taking Growth factor shots to hopefully increase the productivity of her bone marrow therefore boosting the WBC and other counts.  But in the mean time she is getting platelets every other day and had a unit of blood yesterday.

Sheroll is with her right now and I will go back down Thursday. She plans to take Barb down to the wig shop today (inside hospital) to have her head shaved and get another wig. She is weak and wasn't sure she would be able to go, but her hair is coming out and that is nerve racking, hair everywhere!

Sheroll reported that she has been having some stomach pain so they plan to do a CT Scanlooking for what that might be.  They have waited all day and finally has had it (7pm) So no wig today!

She is not eating well, mainly only eating breakfast, but I have seen the food she has to eat and that would help anyone go on a diet.  I have lost a couple of pounds while I am down there!  

Psalms 29: 11   The Lord gives strength to his people; the Lord blesses his people with peace.

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