Day +20: Neuts are in!
The first white cells showed up this morning! Big sigh of relief for me. The nervousness was creeping up, but I was reassured just yesterday that the odds of getting the cells soon was real high so I calmed down a bit, but boy, its nice to finally see it. Now begins the march to discharge: 500+ Neuts, eating well, and get all switched-over from IV meds to pills. Don't know how long this will take, depends on how fast my gut heals so I can start eating larger meals without nausea and how quickly my neuts get to 500. Since this news trumps any of my hospital observations for the week, I'm going to leave the post at this.
meanwhile back at home, Alpen is getting into the christmas spirit
Nice view of the Alpenglow on mt rainier last night from the hosp
This IV pole will be much less busy in a few days!
Trying to think of a clever and celebratory neut pun, but failing pretty hard. Much more importantly, what fantastic news - so happy to hear the white blood cells are finally registering on the charts, and hope that means they are doing their immune system work to keep you feeling good as well! Alpen is looking particularly adorable in his Santa hat -- good luck as you keep those neuts trending upward, and are able to get home to your beautiful fam! -Hannah
ReplyDeleteThrilled to hear about those white blood cells making their big appearance on the scene!! Looks like Alpen is celebrating with a pair of socks that look like shoes? That kid knows how to get down.
ReplyDeleteTrying again to post to this blog. Several others have told me their posts disappear. So, this is a test. Also a message of how much I love reading your posts and the comments from your friend base. Alpen photo credit to me. I was looking for a way to occupy him and grabbed the hat. He gave the pose and SNAP, runny nose and all.
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ReplyDeleteFrom Aunt Leila - We are so thrilled to hear this good news.
ReplyDeleteOh that little Alpen is such a cutie! Kids are huge motivators for getting back home. We're jumping back on the Hooray-For-Neuts train, and celebrating with you. Hang in there, Derek. You, too, Bree.
ReplyDeleteAs always, love reading your updates and our hearts go out to you on this incredibly fucking unfair arduous journey. We're thrilled to hear that you are as positive as you can be, given the givens.
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