One more day at LGH

I am not sure how many days Adele will need to be at the hospital, but it should not be too many. Our oncologist said he would see her on Monday, so we think she should be there at least that long. Someone there said she could have antibiotics intravenously and be at home, with home nurse assistance. They started her on antibiotics last night. Using the strongest dosage, two hours of IV and having it twice a day.

Today is a day of action. They will find out what type of staph it is, and use a more targeted dosage of antibiotics (the cultures take 24 hours). She will get platelets this morning, since her platelet count dropped this week again. It was 19K on Friday the 20th, then she got a bag and it climbed to 32K on the 24th. Then Friday this week the 27th the count was 20K. She needs to get that count to 50K or so.

Once the platelets are given, the doctor will come in and remove her hickman catheter at bedside. The doctor at John Hopkins removed her pheresis catheter in about 5 minutes, so this is no big deal.

Once all that is done she should have a day of just being checked on once in a while. Besides the antibiotic, she is not getting any other treatments until Wednesday. Rituxan is scheduled for then, and is to be her last treatment of that.

Bob, Bobbie and Debbie C all plan on seeing her this afternoon.

Until later - Thanks for all the prayers.

A side Note:
Somsavath in Laos is much better and he and his wife Thip, have moved to a hospital apartment, and out of the hospital. Besides some treatments yet to do and checkups, he is on his way home sometime this week. His brush with cancer is turning out OK. I know you all have helped there - Thank You again for all the Prayers.

Rick & Adele