May 16, 2014
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Fuzzy
My brain is F-U-Z-Z-Y!
Vacation - Work - Hospital - Pneumonia - Home - Cancer Center... everything is mixed all together into one big blur.
Recap...
Monday - we had double pneumonia. (The doctor had started antibiotics as a precaution on Sunday.)
Tuesday - Joshy because more and more playful as the day progressed.
Tuesday night Josh decided to make up for 3+ days on constant sleep by keeping the night nurses entertained - he slept a couple hours and was then up the rest of the night!! (This go around IO did not stay over night, but rather headed home once Josh had his evening meds and was settled for the night. I was then back at the hospital in time to give him breakfast.)
Wednesday - lungs were clear! Still very congested. Still coughing - a LOT! But lungs MUCH improved - Thank you LORD!! Labs were drawn: CRP more elevated, but likely on the way down. Kidney functions NORMAL! Blood counts related to Aplastic Anemia so-so. Doctors decided to send us home - Joshy was playful & Kei was an emotional wreck (a big reason I went home each night.) Did some class juggling (poor Jerry got to teach 3 of my 5 classes). Had Kei come chill with Joshy while we switched places. Then after much waiting to get meds sorted we finally made it home for a late supper
Thursday - I didn't go to or call a hospital... how did that happen
Friday - Rescheduled Cancer Center checkup.
D-R-U-M
R-O-L-L
PLEASE
WBC's were in the normal range!
We have not seen white cells in the normal range for over 2 years & 7 months!!! A normal person's WBC's will go up when they are ill, but in the case of Aplastic Anemia the WBC's tend to drop because the body cannot keep up with the white cells being killed off in the war against the illness. Joshy is no exception... Each and Every time he has gotten sick in these past 2+ years his WBC's have bottomed out. Then we start the climb out of the basement, getting back to a mediocre number just in time for him to get ill again. I cannot tell you how seeing a normal WBC count makes me feel!
Other counts are still in the mediocre range, but holding fairly stable considering how ill he has been this week. And, other than having a nasty cough, Joshy is acting like his normal mischievous self! He was even using BOTH hands to pop bubbles as we waited for lab results
Now we are back to Saturday. May is more than 1/2 over. Was it just 2 weeks ago that we were on vacation? I still haven't done a vacation blog either, but I did manage to get the pictures sorted... a blog might be forthcoming... IF I can actually have a day or two to stop & regroup! (Stop laughing!!)
BTW - I do NOT recommend dropping your body temp to 30.6C/87F & contracting double pneumonia as a way to bring kidney functions & WBC counts back into normal range, but obviously my son seems to think differently!!
Comments (3)
Quite a journey you've been on with Joshy. Thankful the Good Shepherd is leading you.
I'm glad Josh's unusual tactics were successful!
Agree with ata_grandma about being thankful for the Good Shepherd. It would be impossible without Him! Blessings for your week-end! May it be a healthy and happy one!