Update on Dave in Little Rock - Habubrat

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FormerMember

19 Sep 2009

We are in Day -10 (from 21) and Day #8 (from zero at the time of the stem cell transplant).

Dave is doing AMAZING! I can hardly believe it. He feels tired and crappy at times, but it is just light years from the first one we did last December and I'm really, really proud of him. His white blood count (WBC) dropped down to 0.02 and in a couple of days is now back up to 0.30, which is a big jump. So he experienced a lot of bone pain this afternoon while we were in the clinic for vitals and blood work, so the Adv Practice Nurse (APN) gave him a morphine push and me some scripts for inflammation and muscle relaxers, so he is quite comfortable now. This occurs because of the growth factor shots given each day to stimulate the stem cells into reproducing in order to get his WBC up to safer levels (2.0+). I'm afraid we'll be dealing with that over the next couple of days as they will continue with the shots until he is >2.0 for 48 hours sustained.

Anyway, he is holding up really well and we are glad to have this last big medical intervention behind us. Thanks for all your prayers and support.

Lori

FormerMember over 15 years ago

That's great news Lori. My daughter will be having a Stem Cell Transplant in the not too distant future so your blogs are of great interest to me although I have not responded previously.

I am a bit confused with this new set-up at the moment so it's good to spot a couple of familiar names.

Positive thoughts for your husband's continued smooth revover.

Renée
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FormerMember over 15 years ago

That's wonderful news Lori. Your blogs are very interesting for me as my daughter will be having a Stem Cell Transplant in the not too distant future.

I find this new setup rather confusing at the moment so it's good to finally spot a couple of names that are familiar to me.

Positive thoughts for your husband's continued smooth recovery.

Renée
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FormerMember over 15 years ago

Hi Lori

Great news that Dave is doing so well. What about you how are you holding up??

Bert has started hic 5th cycle Chemo and has the usual side effects.

He has a problem with his Liver but I don't know the extent of it yet as we are waiting on some scan results.

We got a letter the other day confirming that he has actually relapsed and now the AML is back along with the Myelodysplasia. however, the plan is for this cycle of chemo to get him back into remission prior to the transplant.

Take care

Love Teri
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FormerMember over 15 years ago

Hi Lori, Glad Dave's doing well and his WBC rising. As Teri says, how are you holding up? Another step along the way on your journey. Remember to take care of yourself as well. Sending good wishes to you both.

Lynda
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FormerMember over 15 years ago

Thanks everyone! It was indeed heartening to see you actually managed to find your way to the blog to even make a response! hahaha

I'm holding up really well - thank you. I make daily journals on Dave's caring bridge website: www.caringbridge.org/visit/davidpuente. You can subscribe to it and not be promoted to and they won't sell your email. They just shoot you an email that I've updated.

Anyway, we are both doing extremely well. They told us we would be "pros" by the time we were done, and they are not kidding. I could pretty much "plot" Dave's progress like clockwork. Which isn't always the case, but without complications its pretty amazing how it works.

Thanks for all your support and welcome to the new site! It will take awhile for us to get used to it.

Lori
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