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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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL IS BEHIND US!
Well, middle school started with nerves showing everywhere. Glad to say- both the boys came home with smiles and are happy with their classes, teachers and to see their friends. We haven’t had a blood draw in a few weeks and were supposed to get one 2 weeks ago but have been busy. With baseball [...]
SECOND PLACE IN THE WORLD SERIES!
WELL- WHAT A FUN TIME WE HAD IN STEAMBOAT SPRINGS. THE 11 DAYS SEEMED TO FLY BY AND IT WILL DEFINATELY BE A TRIP WE WILL ALL REMEMBER FOR A VERY LONG TIME.
TREVOR’S TEAM DID FANTASTIC! NOT ONLY DID THEY PLAY WELL, THEY CARRIED THEMSELVES ABOVE EVERY OTHER TEAM INVOLVED. FRUSTRATION IN THEMSELVES FOR SOME [...]
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS!
Well, we are here at it is absolutely gorgeous! It took us a full day to get acclimated to the altitude but we all seem to be doing good now.
We played our first game yesterday afternoon and had a narrow loss of 9-8. Trevor had a fantastic game and 2 exceptional hits. One walk and [...]
NUMBERS UP AGAIN!
WELL, WITH A LAST BLOOD DRAW UNDER OUR BELT BEFORE WE LEAVE FOR THE WORLD SERIES TOMORROW MORNING, TREVOR’S NUMBERS CONTINUE TO GO UP, EVER SO SLIGHTLY!
HIS PALTELET COUNT IS UP AT 73K WITH HIS RED BLOOD COUNT AND HEMOGLOBIN NUMBERS ALSO RISING EVER SO SLIGHTLY. HIS WHITE BLOOD COUNT AND ANC, (IMMATURE WHITE BLOOD [...]
July 23, 2008
WOW! WHAT AN AWESOME DAY WE HAD YESTERDAY AT THE HOSPITAL. TREVOR’S BLOOD DRAW WAS THE BEST IT HAS BEEN FOR OVER 8 MONTHS!
EVERY BLOOD COUNT/NUMBER WENT UP.
HIS PLATELETS ARE AT AN ‘08 ALL TIME HIGH OF 67K!
HIS WHITE BLOOD COUNT, HGB AND ANC COUNTS ARE IN THE
‘NORMAL’ RANGE!
I CANCELLED OUR APPT. AT [...]
A New Day!
Well- It has been quite a busy week around here with All Star practice for Drew and fundraising in full swing for Trevor and Steamboat Springs! Trevor, (Drew and Ted too), have all benn fighting head colds/coughing. Ted and Trev seem to be the worst and Trevor at age 11 has still yet to learn [...]