Day + 7

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Sorry, did not have time to post last night before I hit the wall. Friday AM brought some well deserved good news for Judy. After the midnight blood draw we were informed that new cells are showing up in her CBC!!! What that means is that the marrow appears to be taking and starting to produce juvenile blood cells. Her numbers have been zero to this point but now she has some red cells, white cells and platelets. The doctors were very optimistic about this but also caution that she has a long road ahead. They usually don't see any new cells prior to day + 10, but they haven't had anyone like Judy before. As it turns out the blisters were caused by walking but not excessive walking. She is experiencing something known as foot and hand syndrome, common in this type of high dose chemo treatment. Gee, thanks again for telling us to be aware of that. They usually don't tell you these things until they occur and the blisters probably could have been prevented. Her hands and feet look like they are severely chapped. Lot's of different things to help it but it would have been better to avoid it. The hospital is not immune to employees that are incompetent, some are wonderful care givers and others should find another line of work. It will be awhile until all of the nasty side effects begin to resolve themselves, as she makes more cells the process will begin. Go cells go!