Wednesday afternoon Katie began to swell so bad in her feet and lower legs that her toes started going numb. They gave her lasix (a medicine to make her urinate and decrease the swelling) It didn't work. The reason it didn't work could be because the swelling is from the donor cells starting to find there way to Katie's bone marrow! She was in a lot of pain from her skin being so tight with the extra fluids. Katie also started having blood in her urine. Thankfully both of these things have resolved to some degree.
Today Katie has a fever of 102.9, she is hurting all over and is nauseated. The Dr. thinks the fever and the pain are from the donor cells starting to engraft. They have decided to not give her the neupogen (shot that helps increase the white cells) and start steroids twice a day to help with graft vs host (where the donor cells attack katie's cells).
All in all, Katie's body is doing what we expect it to at this point. Her counts are still zero today and she will need to get a unit of platelets. We are expecting her to start having white counts again somewhere between Day 10 and 14.
Katie's spirits have been down the last two days (who could blame her) but she still is
fighting with the little energy she has.
Please pray for her body to accept the donor cells and for her spirits to stay positive.
Love,
Jenn
Thanks for the update, Jennifer.
ReplyDeleteKatie, I'm so sorry you're going through this rough time, honey! Hang in there like you always do, knowing that better days are to come.
Love, Aunt Sherry
Thanks for the update. I'm glad you were able to visit today Jennifer. Love Kim
ReplyDeleteThank you Jenn for the update and you always make it so detailed and to where we all can understand. Katie...I sit here in tears as my heart breaks for you. I wish all the pain would go away or at least to where you could be comfortable. There are for sure better days to come. Keep your spirits up and keep on fighting like you always do! Love you and Hugs
ReplyDeleteThanks for the update. I look forward to read on Kati update. She is a strong women & mother. She will fight this and be with her kids and family. I pray each and everyday for her to get better and I know she will. Keep on fighting Katie and don't give up.
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