Haylie update- Feb 11
We are so close now. One more Erwinaze
chemo shot on Wednesday and we are done with delayed intensification!
We got Haylie’s blood counts back and the good news is her body has
started to make platelets again. Yay! Her platelets were at 94 today
so no platelet transfusion needed. She has always started making
platelets earlier than when the doctors have said her body would.
However her hemoglobin has fallen and is at 8.5, which is borderline. He
doct
or wanted to go ahead and give her a
blood transfusion today, but Haylie was adamant that she didn’t need
one and her body will make more by Wednesday. We agreed to wait so she
won’t have to get her port accessed. So no blood transfusion today since
she will be checked again on Wednesday.
Unfortunately her ANC, which is her immunity indicator, has fallen down to 20.
😬😳.
We will continue to wear her mask and be secluded from everyone until
it comes back up. I think it should start making its comeback any day
now.
We are so close to the end of this last rough phase we can
almost touch the finish line. The countdown has begun, and the
celebration plans are taking place. She just took her 2 chemo shots, so
now we wait for an hour to make sure there is no reaction and then we
get to go home. She is using this time to work on homework and I had
some time to write this post so it’s been a good day. I just hope I can
get her to eat something today. She has been so nauseous and thrown up
so many times over the weekend. She has barely eaten anything for the
last 3 days. Looks like I’ll be stopping at the grocery store to get
some steaks for tonight since she always eats that. Doctors said she
needed to eat food high in protein and fat so I think steak is the
perfect meal to get her levels up.
😁
On a fun note, we ran into one of Haylie’s friends from cancer camp
this morning. It’s always fun to see friends. When her levels come back
up, she is looking forward to seeing many more friends soon.
#HealingForHaylie
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| Getting her shots |
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| Working on schoolwork |
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| Her friend Toni |
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| Happy girl!! |
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