Today she was kicked out from St. Mary's. Well ok that is a little harsh, she was discharged. Her blood counts are still in the toilet but they still let her go. We have to go to the clinic in the morning and at night to get an IV of an antibiotic until her blood counts improve. Her current white blood count is .5 so it did go up from .3 and she now has measurable neutrophils of .07 and she gets the shots until it hits 500 so she may be getting the IVs for a while.
It is good to have her out of the hospital.
They are talking about switching her from tacro to sirolimus now since her body could not build a defense for anything let alone reject an organ. They normally take their time switching but they are thinking of doing it quickly since it should have no effect on rejection given her current state. Also a benefit of sirolimus is that it works a little better against proliferative diseases like her lymphoma.
Thanks.
Glad to hear things are going in the right direction, prayers for you both! Keep warm and get strong Margaret!!
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Fran
Lots to be thankful for. Love the direction. Slow and steady is good.
ReplyDeleteDonna Z. from our group will be up there Monday with her hubbie and so many from our group (on line and Chicago)....
Hope you all find each other to say hello. Don't forget to get your flu shot!
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M