Eric had a clinic appointment yesterday and it was surprisingly difficult to drive back to the hospital after only getting out on Wednesday. He had bloodwork and a check up and is doing well, but did need a platelet transfusion. He is up to 7 red blood cell transfusions and 7 platelet transfusions since his relapse. Please donate blood if you are able. Click here to find a location near you:
Eric is feeling so much better since discontinuing his most recent treatment, an oral chemo med. Looking back I can see the tummy pain and nausea crept up slowly. Now that we are home and he's off the meds he doesn't have any tummy pain, and his appetite and energy are back. His counts are still low, so no school yet; though he will be going on his class ice skating field trip on Tuesday.
Next up is another bone marrow biopsy on Wednesday. The results will give us an indication of whether or not this last treatment worked. If it did work, I expect we will repeat it, but at a lower dose to try and avoid the unpleasant side effects.
Check out Eric's fancy McD's meal; apparently this move is trending. Thanks for lunch Crystal!
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