Hi everyone! This is Yvonne once again. Greg is now 18 days post transplant. It has been a rough 2-3 weeks for Greg but I wanted to let everyone know that Greg has a very small amount of white cell and neutrophil counts starting to show. This is very good news and it can be a sign the graft may be taking. As these counts increase and kick in, this will help reduce the mouth , throat, stomach and intestinal sores. These cells help fight off infection. We have heard the white counts can fade in and out initially. Of course we hope this does not happen.
I think the Doctors were pleased and possibly relieved. The main doctor was even worried a little. The team of Doctors see the patients all at one time along with any members of the health care team seeing Greg. There are also different doctors visiting from other countries. It is very interesting. There have been up to 7 doctors at one time seeing Greg in his room.
Today Greg is more alert and talking a little better. He had a bag of platelets transfused. One day and step at a time. He has a new saying` that he is not running a marathon in two weeks`.
( maybe four?)
We will keep everyone updated. Live healthy and happy.
