After receiving 5 units of red cells and 1 unit of platelets over the past week Luke is feeling better. Our instructions after being discharged from hospital Sunday were to go to the clinic on Tuesday and have blood drawn. We did and his platelets were low so he was recharged with a unit of platelets yesterday.
Red cells and platelets looked ok today so Luke he is getting the scheduled chemo of vincristine (via IV) and erwinia (via leg harpoon). He will get 5 more injections of the erwinia and one more dose of vincristine. After that they will let him recover after which he will be put on maintenance. The time between the end of this phase of chemo and the start of maintenance will be any where from 1 to 4 weeks, just depends on how fast his system recovers.
White cell count and ANC are still non-existent so he needs to be watched for infections. Expect that will be the case for another 7 to 14 days.
Blood drive is a go for November 7. If you not are not on email notice list and want to be put on let me know (dmnovick@earthlink.net) and I'll set that you get the information.
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