We got some good news today. Well, we tend to think it is good. Sarah's labs showed us some good numbers. Her ANC was .1 after being 0.0 for the past week. Her hematocrit numbers were a little low. But the number that got us excited was her platelets. They were at 163. She hasn't had a transfusion of platelets in 2 weeks, and all the other labs have shown her in the 60's. In our non medical opinion, we think it is great, but it will be nice to see what the doctor's think tomorrow. Tomorrow is the big day when they take the bone marrow and we find out how her bone marrow is responding to the treatment. Of course, it will take a while to find out the results even though the surgery is tomorrow.
She had steak twice today (lunch and dinner) and is eating better. Tomorrow will be rough since her appointment for the surgery isn't until 2pm and she has to stay NPO (no food from midnight and no drink 4 hrs before). She still gets scared of the surgery but she has done so well. Perhaps at the end of the treatment, she won't have any problem with needles and surgery.
We are grateful for the thoughts and prayers. Please say an extra prayers that Sarah's bone marrow numbers are good tomorrow.
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