On Wednesday we went for another appointment with the nurse, Bonnie, at Dana Farber Cancer Center. John's platelet count has now taken a dive down to 58,000 and his white count is very low. This is all normal but we were shocked as John had been feeling quite well. The nurse speculated that because John has been sick is whole life he perhaps has just learned to function through tiredness, she is probably right.
John's low platelet count and white cell count make him extra vulnerable to infection so we are super quarentined this week, no visitors. I (Amanda) am taking all the immune supplements money can buy to ward of any incoming infection! So far so good but please pray I can stay healthy.
We have another appointment on Saturday to check the platelets and white cells and they may give him so meds to up his white cell count.
In 2 weeks we will have the anticipated chimer-ism test; this will be able to tell us how much of Ian's stem cells have taken over John's! We are so excited. It's just a first step if that comes back good but it's a big step!
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