Wednesday 10th February 2010

Well I’m having trouble with the internet connections at hospital tonight – can’t seem to stay on the blog without it dropping out. So I'll make this quick while I have a connection.

Not much to report today. Luke had a good day – eating plenty. Luke had 10 further bags of cryoprecipitate today – to help with clotting. He then had his “bee sting” injection of chemo into his backside around 5.30pm this afternoon. He must be getting used to it because it isn’t hurting as much or as long. Luke thinks this depends on how slowly the nurses inject it – the slower the better.

Not much else happened today. Luke has spent the afternoon watching cooking shows. He loves watching them – always has. Shame he never had any inclination to cook any of the creations at home!!!

Lukes’ blood levels today were:
Haemaglobin 103 / White Cell Count 0.9 / Platelets 40 / Neutrophils 0.45. He has dipped into being neutropenic today (under .50) so he needs to pay particular attention to what he’s eating and he is more prone to pick up infections from any visitors if they are unwell.

A few people have asked when Amy’s blood test results will come back to see if she is a match. I asked today and got told it would be 2 weeks as they do quite intensive testing on the blood in Sydney.