First of all, late yesterday Dad's results came back and his white cells were at .5 and his ANCs at 115. That's really good work.
Mom made a Steak n Shake run for Dad today on her way to the hospital around lunchtime. Considering how crabby Dad was when I talked to him earlier in the morning, I was so glad she was getting him some "fun" food.
Dad apparently was having a "dizzy" day and couldn't even sit up without feeling light headed and faint. It was really, for lack of another word, "pissing him off". The doctor came in and in Dad's words he, "chewed him a new XXXhole". Glad I wasn't that doctor.
As Dad explained, it is completely frustrating to keep having these "spells" with no understanding as to why they happen. The doctors keep messing with his heart medications and fluids and that is really aggravating. He is convinced if they would let all that alone, he'd be fine. I am not sure that he is correct, but it's his body, he probably knows.
His white cells came back at .5 again today. No word on the ANCs when I talked to my Mom around 4:30pm.
I know Dad is sick and tired of being in the hospital and who can blame him. Like he told me today, he's been in there three months already. He's worried that these "spells" will be what sets him back from going home sooner than later. Every day he's there postpones his transplant.
I am praying as we get closer to him going home after this round that he can retain remission until he goes back in a few weeks later so we can get this transplant underway. If the leukemia comes back again before he can get the transplant going, it will be a set back like no other. I wish they would just go ahead with it while he's there, run the next round of chemo and get it going. Why risk sending him home and having things go wrong? I know, I know - do I have an MD after my name? Nope.
The upside is Dad is feeling well enough to be crabby. I take that as a good sign.
Love to you all, hugs and blessings for your prayers. I know so many of you lift us up in your hearts daily and we thank you for it. Keep up the good work! : )
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