Count recovery

We have had quite a busy week that it's been difficult to sit down and update the blog. Here we are though...

Maggie went into the clinic on Monday early morning. With Maggie's counts being so low the week before, I think they intended for her to need a couple transfusions. We were surprised to find that Maggie's counts had rebounded. She had an ANC of 1400 and a white count of 2500. The Neupogen shots did their job once again-- and fairly quickly. Maggie's hemoglobin had stayed the same at 8.6 and so she ended up not needing a transfusion (they transfuse under 8).

Though her counts went back up, her weight did not. Maggie was down to 20 lbs. 11 oz. Dr. French decided to put Maggie on a medicine, Progesterone, to help boost her appetite. She has been on it for several days and while she is becoming more open to trying new foods, especially those that we put into our mouth, Maggie is not eating anything of real quantity yet. Maggie is currently taking potassium because her levels are low and we are trying to put protein supplements into her ice cream as this is also low. It has been frustrating needless to say.

The current plan is to go into the clinic tomorrow to check Maggie's counts and as long as they are at the right number, on Monday she will receive a spinal and chemo, as well as begin steroids.

Thank you all for your prayers. We feel comfort knowing you are "here."