We were warned at the outset that cancer takes its own course and that each individual's path is different. We also were warned that recovery from cancer is never a smooth path, but two steps forward and one step back. Fortunately for us, Eric's recovery has been uneventful so far. The doctors only concern today was that Eric's hematocrit is dropping rather than rising. He is still walking vigorously every morning and moving around well, so they did not give him a transfusion. But they did draw a lot more blood from him so that they could run additional tests to see why his red blood cells aren't bouncing back. The most likely culprit is that Eric's A+ blood is competing with Debbie's O+ blood. We have not heard back from the Bone Marrow Transplant clinic that his additional blood work showed any problems, so we are not too worried. I can pull up his lab results from their website, but all those lovely numbers don't mean a whole lot to me. Ignorance is bliss.
Today is Day 70 since the stem cell transplant, so Eric was able to drop his least favorite medicine-an antifungal. No, he didn't get to pick which pill to drop, he was just lucky that the first pill scheduled to become obsolete was also the one that was the hardest to swallow. He also gets to go with a lower dose of magnesium, which means it won't take four hours for it to drip into his central line. If his magnesium levels continue to improve he will eventually graduate to pills and I won't have to hook him up every afternoon.
Thanks for checking the blog. We are doing well and have a great daily routine. We appreciate your thoughts and prayers on our behalf.
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