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BONE MARROW ASPIRATION!
Well- Monday Trevor had his Bone Marrow Aspiration. He did great asnd had only a slight headache afterwards. One Tylenol took care of it. I spoke with the PA that did the procedure and she was extremely pleased with not only how it looked, but also how easily came out. We won’t have results from the testing for 2-3 weeks as some of the marrow sample is sent to the Mayo Clinic for further testing too. His platelet count is holding steady around 83-87K even with the raised Cyclosporine doses. We are still having blood draws weekly until they get a consistant reading for his meds in his system. (I hope that makes sense to you as I know what they are doing but not sure how to explain it to you).
We are looking forward to Thanksgiving and having Keith and Sylvia be able to join us. We have the entire week off school and Trevor will be speaking at the Charger’s blood drive again this year on the 25th. Other than that, we are staying close to home and relaxing as much as possible.
Hopefully we will have results before Thanksgiving, and if we do, I will update. If not, please have a terrific Thanksgiving and enjoy your families, turkey and pie!!!
All our love,
Dawn and Crew
HAPPY HALLOWEEN–ALMOST!
WELL- ANOTHER WEEK, ANOTHER BLOOD DRAW. TREVOR’S NUMBERS ARE HANGING AROUND THE SAME, WITH HIS PLATELETS GOING UP 5K THIS WEEK AS OPPOSED TO DOWN 5K LIKE LAST WEEK. HIS CYCLOSPORINE LEVELS ARE A BIT LOWER THAN THE DOCTOR WOULD LIKE SO AFTER OUR PHONE CALL TOMORROW WITH THE HOSPITAL, WE SHOULD KNOW IF THEY WANT TO UP HIS MEDS A SLIGHT AMOUNT OR KEEP IT AT THIS LEVEL FOR A WHILE LONGER. TREVOR SEEMS FINE WITH HIS MOODS ON THE HIGHER DOSAGE, WHICH IN ITSELF IS AWESOME, FOR ALL OF US! HE IS DOING FANTASTIC IN ALL OF HIS HONORS CLASSES AND SEEMS TO BE ENJOYING SCHOOL NOW THAT THE BULLYING HAS STOPPED. HE HAS A TOURNEY NEXT WEEK FOR THE FLYERS AND IS LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. DREW IS PLAYING FALL BALL AND HIS TEAM IS 7-0 SO FAR. TED’S SCHEDULE IS FINALLY STARTING TO PICK BACK UP A BIT. HE’S BEEN DOING A LOT AROUND THE HOUSE WITH HIS HONEY DO LIST ALONG WITH HELPING MY MOM OUT A BIT WHEN NEEDED. I AM ENJOYING MY JOB AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL BUT HAVE AN INTERVIEW SET UP FOR NOV. 4TH FOR FULL TIME AT DREW’S SCHOOL. THAT WOULD BE IDEAL SINCE FULL TIME COMES WITH MEDICAL BENEFITS, BUT WITH 35 PEOPLE APPLYING FOR 3 POSITIONS, WHO KNOWS WHO WILL GET IT. JUST HAVE TO KEEP POSITIVE AND GO IN TO IT WITH CONFIDENCE. MAY YOU ALL HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY HALLOWEEN! TAKE CARE——– DAWN AND CREW
WE SAW DR. KADODA
WELL- TED TOOK TREVOR TO SEE DR. KADOTA YESTERDAY. THE FINAL DECISION WAS TO RAISE TREVOR’S CYCLOSPORINE FROM 100 MG 2X A DAY TO 125 MG. 2X A DAY. HE ALSO SCHEDULED HIS ANNUAL BOME MARROW ASPIRATION FOR TUESDAY NOVEMBER 11TH IN THE AM. WE REALIZE HOW PAINFUL IT CAN BE FOR TREV BUT IT NEEDED YEARLY SO THEY HAVE A BASELINE NUMBER TO COMPARE THINGS TO AND TO CHECK VARIOUS PARTS OF HIS BLOOD AND MARROW TO MAKE SURE THERE IS NO DAMAGE FROM THE MEDS HAPPENING.
HIS LATEST BLOOD DRAW STAYED PRETTY MUCH THE SAME AND NOW DR. KADOTA IS REQUIRING WE GET A DRAW WEEKLY UNTIL HIS PLATELET COUNT HITS AT LEAST 100K. WE ARE JUST GRATEFUL WE HAVE MADE OUR DEDUCTIBLE ALREADY! WELL-MAY YOU ALL HAVE A COOL FALL, WE ARE STILL WAITING FOR OURS!
ALL OUR LOVE, DAWN AND CREW
WOW! SORRY IT HAS BEEN SO LONG!
THINGS ARE GOING WELL! TREVOR’S NUMBERS CONTINUE TO STAY POSITIVE AND ARE EITHER GOING UP EVER SO SLOWLY OR MAINTAINING THEMSELVES. HE HAS BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH TO AVOID ANY COLDS FROM SCHOOL AND IS NOT PLAYING AS MUCH BASEBALL AS HE WOULD HAVE HOPED. GOLF SEEMS TO BE SPARKING TREVORS INTERESTS MORE THESE DAYS AS TED WAS ABLE TO GET HIM A NEW SET OF CUT DOWN CLUBS FOR HIM TO USE AND NOW ALL I HEAR IS “MOM, CAN YOU DRIVE ME TO THE GOLF COURSE AFTER I FINISH MY HOMEWORK?”.
WE HAVE A FLYERS BASEBALL TOURNEY IN SAN CLEMENTE THIS WEEKEND AND DOCTORS AND DENTIST APPT. NEXT WEEK.
i AM WORKING AT TREVOR’S MIDDLE SCHOOL WITH THE SPECIAL ED. DEPT AND I AM LOVING IT! I HAVE A GREAT GROUP OF KIDS AND GET TO SEE TREVOR DURING A FEW OF THE PASSING PERIODS, WHICH IS NICE. OTHER THAN SOME UNFORTUNATE BULLYING BY SOME BOYS TREVOR THOUGHT WERE HIS FRIENDS, SCHOOL IS GOOD. HE IS TRYING TO HANDLE IT ON HIS OWN BUT IT IS GETTING TO THE POINT THAT EITHER WE OR THE SCHOOL MUST STEP IN. I AM GIVING HIM UNTIL AFTER SCHOOL TODAY TO RESOLVE IT BEFORE TED & I STEP IN.
DREW IS LOVING BASEBALL. HIS FALL BALL TEAM, THE MIAMI CANES, ARE 4-0 SO FAR. PITCHING STARTED AND DREW IS LOVING IT AS WELL AS CATCHING.
TED IS SLOWING DOWN AT THE ACADEMY WHICH IS COMMON THIS TIME OF YEAR AND IS TRYING TO FIND THINGS TO OCCUPY HIS FREE TIME OTHER THAN POKER. REAL ESTATE HAS SPARKED HIS INTEREST SO FAR.
I HOWEVER, HAVE DECIDED TO PUT SCHOOL ON THE BACK BURNER FOR AT LEAST A SEMESTER OR TWO UNTIL I CAN FIGURE OUT MY SCHEDULE COMPLETELY FIRST.
I’LL UPDATE AFTER OUR APPT. NEXT WEEK.
HOPE YOU ARE ALL ENJOYING THE FALL COOLNESS, EXCEPT FOR US HERE ON THE WEST COAST WHO ARE ALL STILL IN SHORTS!
TAKE CARE-
DAWN AND CREW