The bone marrow results indicate there are no reticulocyte or erythrocyte precursors in the bone marrow....meaning the ABO incompatibility issues continue. Even though Steven was plasmaphresed while at COH, there is still a war going on and until the GVHD drugs are decreased, his RBC's will continue to be low. Needless to say he will be receiving a unit of blood today! The blood drive in a couple of weeks is coming at a perfect time!! He will also need to be on an iron chelating agent since it looks like he will be getting blood regularly. The doctor said the decreased RBCs will take 3-6 months to turn around. Steven is so early in the process (I feel like we have been doing this forever) that they won't consider lowering his GVHD drugs for a few months., Like I said early on, this is a marathon not a sprint. His WBC's have increased and his platelets are still normal so that is good news!
The kids are gone but my sister is here from Illinois. She didn't get to my house until noon and has already vacuumed, dusted and planned dinner....it's good to have reinforcements!! More fun on Friday. We see the nurse practitioner and the endocrinologist after our regular appointment.
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