Monday morning
The antibiotics apparantly are working as the new blood tests are not growing any new infections! This means that the old infection is still there but under control as long as she stays on IV antibiotics. Probably 10 days worth of IV antibiotics. She can do the IV antibiotics either in the hospital or at home - the determining factor will be what her white blood count is. At the moment, her white count remains very low (100) and therefore she must stay in the hospital for a while. Once her count gets up to between 500 and 1000 she can finish the IV regimen at home.
At a minimum she will be in the hospital through Wednesday, and most likely through Friday. So, if you want to visit, please let me know.
Friday still remains the big day as she gets her MRI to see if this last type of chemo is working to shrink the tumor. Tia is convinced it is as her hair is falling out. Assuming it is, we will wait about a week after her counts come back and then start the second round of High Ara-C chemo. That would put her in the hospital for the second round during thanksgiving week. Again, planning that far out is prone to numerous changes.
Thanks for all the thoughts and prayers
Jess, Tia and the girls
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