Rituxan infusions are complete so we are playing that waiting game again. We asked today how long it might be until we would know if the Rituxan was helping. Doctor suggested it could be a few months. We would need to do a bone marrow biopsy to know for sure, and she doesn't want to do that too soon. We agree and suggested that maybe we just wait for our 1 year follow-up appointment at SCCA since it should be in a few months. We don't have that appointment yet, but transplant day was April 21 ... it's coming up. We are not in a place we thought we might be at this point, but we are still going forward, even if ever so slowly.
Labs today:
WBC = 4.2 (L)
RBC = 3.01 (L)
HCT = 31.3 (L)
Neutrophils = 2.6 (L)
Platelets = 71 (L)
The next two are numbers relating to the liver, and they are up slightly from last week, but still not as high as the weeks previous.
ALT = 97 (H)
AST = 70 (H)
It was a long day again. The kids had their chores done and all was well when we got home. BrittanyJo was even making a delicious dinner for us tonight. We are so lucky!
As for how Terry is really feeling right now ... well ... His words exactly, when I asked him on the way home were; "I'm fine!" Not surprising right! Quite familiar.
But if you ask me how he is feeling I would say something like this; "He is fine, but he looks very pale today and seems to be tired and worn out. He is still fighting a sinus infection and cough probably due to bronchitis. He is certainly happy that he feels as good as he does, but it is not one of his better days."
It's almost over though! On to new and better days ahead.
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