We started out with an appointment in Moses Lake, seeing Dr. Smith and getting the blood workup done.
The results:
WBC = 2.4 (low)
RBC = 2.75 (low)
Neutrophils = 1.6 (low)
Platelets = 9 (critical)
This means platelets transfusion for sure, so we traveled from ML to Wenatchee for the transfusion. Terry has to have irradiated blood or blood products and they do not do that in ML. Gregory, Brayden and Tawny went to ML with us, so they got a full day of waiting. We left at 9:00am and returned at 6:30pm. Not the way we thought we'd spend the day, but we made the best of it.
Before the transfusion was complete, Terry started to feel itchy all over and started getting blotches on his skin, so he had to have an IV dose of benedryl, which made our day even longer, but made Terry feel so much better. We are glad we were there to take care of it and not half way home (or worse).
Next appointment is Thursday!
Dr. Smith has called SCCA and visited with them. Part of the blood draw got sent to Seattle for a chimerisms testing. They will have results on that at our Thursday appointment. Those results will help them decide what happens next. There is much talk of us heading back to Seattle for a boost or ?????
We don't feel like we have enough answers as to why the blood counts are always having issues and why things are not going well like they originally started out. Sometimes it seems like it has all been a waste of time, but that is the negative side of things and we must keep positive. The positive side is that we hope to get something going that will help turn it around and get us heading in the right direction. This is a trial that we will all grow from if we just keep enduring and remembering that Our Future Is As Bright As Our Faith!
We are enjoying our time with Gregory's family and are so happy to have them here with us!
OH! Great News! Brandon has a new job. And, he's enjoying it!!!! Much to be grateful for! Happy New Year to all!
4 comments:
Come on transfusion--do your thing. Good luck Terry-you are always in our prayers.
So we are praying that the trasfusion will bring better health and more energy. Thank you for the up date. We thank you for the fun quick visit, Tell Gregory and family hello for us. It is so fun they can be there for a while. Mom said she was not feeling like visiting on Sunday but hopes to see them all before they leave. Thank you again for this site and keeping us informed of our dear brother, uncle, brother in law.
Keep up the positive attitude, your great doctors will get this figured out soon! Thanks for the update, our prayers are still with you!
Prayers every day for all of you, especially for Terry and the Drs. and nurses who care for him and especially for his primary care giver, my dear sister-in-law.
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