Thought I would break the rules and post a mid-week update. All is well here. Erin returned from Hilton Head yesterday. She had a great time hanging out, eating seafood, and just basically relaxing. We went for her clinic visit today and her counts are definitely on the rise. If you've been keeping score, her platelets were 138 (up from 30 last week, normal is 150 - 400), WBC was 2.4 (up from .8 last week, normal is 3.6 - 11.1), ANC was 1128 (up from 176, normal ~1500), H&H was 24.7 (normal is 33.3 - 41.4). So her marrow system is definitely producing cells and is almost back to full strength. Based on the H&H they went ahead and gave her a transfusion of 2 units of blood. The awesome news is that immediately after her transfusion, they removed her central line!! That was probably more of an emotional milestone than anything and I think Erin finally really feels like she is done with treatments. She is so excited to be done with all the meds and having to keep the line clean and flushed. In a day or two she can shower without having to worry about keeping the line dry and she can even go swimming (a favorite summer activity). The last scheduled activity to finish the chemo protocol is her bone marrow biopsy which is scheduled for next Thursday afternoon. We pray that the biopsy will be clean (and painless) and then she just goes to the clinic once a month for labwork/checkup to ensure all is well. Another prayer is for Erin as she starts back to work teaching at PRHS next week. She is soooooo looking forward to getting back to work and we just pray for her energy levels to hold up.
I decided to sneak this post in because I was having withdrawal symptoms and was afraid if I waited that Janet would go ahead and post before I could :)) Thanks for checking in with us and for all the wonderful prayer support!! You have been a huge blessing in our lives and have helped make this journey bearable!!
Blessings......Bill
9 comments:
Congratulations on getting the central line out and all the good numbers!! This is wonderful news.
Thank you for keeping us informed. We plan to still check in on the blog for any updates.
Good Luck on getting back to work!
Love, Eunice and Herb
I'm so glad you did..... I'm in "blog withdrawal.." I am so looking forward to seeing Erin back at school next week, I can't wait. I'll be there if she needs ANYTHING!
Wonderful news and answered prayers! We will continue to lift Erin up to the Lord as she heads back to work. She can get some good rest during the annual video reminding all of us school employees not to engage in acts of 'moral turpitude'! I've heard it so many times, 'turpitude', a word I had not heard before that I could recall, is almost in my vocabulary, but not quite. :)
What wonderful news, Erin! The dream of our lunch is finally looking like a reality!
I'm kind of glad you didn't go to Camp Meeting so that I didn't miss seeing you. Next year will be sweet. (:
Can't wait to see you again.
Love love love.
ALRIGHT....
mighty fine!
Hey, another miracle...go to my blog and see our BabyKatie...she'll be two in October and she's walking and starting to speak...they're teaching her signing, and she's good at that, too!
We are so thankful for her growing and thriving...her next surgery won't be until 3yo, I believe.
Erin is a true testimony that God is good all of the time. We will continue to pray for her full recovery and the craziness that starting a new school year holds.
Praise God for removal of the catheter and good "numbers"! We will continue to pray especially for next Thursday...that everything goes smoothly and for good results:-) I too am grateful for this midweek blog as you have no idea how hard it was for me too....I'm in blog withdrawal as well. Miss the daily updates so much! But sending our love and prayers and knowing how good it must be for y'all to get back to the usual routine. Love, The Annapolis Stahls
Awesome news, the line is out finally!! We'll be praying for strength and endurance next week as you return to work. Take it easy, let yourself ease back into it. Don't get discouraged, it's always rough at first, but each day will get better, as you continue to get stronger! :) Love ya bunches! Aunt Debbie
Congrats Erin! That's so exciting that your line is gone! I'll be thinking about you on the first day of school. You'll do great! Good luck! Love you girl.
Love, Lauren
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