Day + 11....must read!

I had severe bone pain yesterday completely up and down my spine and in my sternum of my chest, needless to say I was pretty uncomfortable. But I fought it out as the Doctor and nurses kept telling me it's engraftment I kept my eye on the prize and kept telling myself it's good pain...WELL IT WAS!

WBC (white blood cells) from 0.3 or (300) to 1.1 (1,100) today !!!!!! awesome
HCT (Red blood cells) from 32.4 to 31.4 (still no transfusion needed!!!! woo hoo
Platelets from 22k to 18k (still no platelet transfusion needed!!! yay
TP (Total Percentage of wbc's) 48%.....

And THE BIGGIE! ANC (absolute neutrophil count) from 156 to 528!!!! those are some fightin numbers!!!!!!!

Still Fighting, Katie

Happy Birthday; Dr. Vance, Nurse Curtis, Kjenn in the bed, Kimmi, Aunt Sherry