Today was the last day of the conditioning chemo, Busulfan. Yeah! He has made it through incredibly well!! Dr. Katsanis came by this evening and was so impressed with how great Riley looked! (He really does look great!!) His central line is healing. He just finished with the daily dressings. Now every three days. Things are moving along...
I went to the Apothecary Shop to pick up the G-CSF (Granulocyte - Colony Stimulating Factor) shots for Preston. The neupogen shots will help him produce extra stem cells to prepare for the transplant. He will receive shots for 5 days starting on Sunday. The worker at the Apothecary Shop raised her eyebrows as she looked at my order and asked if I had insurance. I explained that the shots should all be under the transplant bundle for our insurance, it was already approved. She looked relieved for me, so of course I had to ask... how much for the 5 shots?? $4000 was her response!!! WOW! I am thankful everyday for very good insurance!! I cannot even imagine the dollar amount attached to our experience. I am incredibly grateful that with all the worry that we do have, our insurance coverage is not one of those worries! I know we are blessed.
While I was out, I stopped and picked up a Red box. I rented a very silly Adam Sandler movie, Jack and Jill. It was pretty dumb, but mission accomplished... we laughed! Quite a bit!!
Toward the end of the night, Riley began to feel nauseous and got pretty sick. He is such a tough guy. Really, so brave! Still taking this -- One Day At A Time!!
Labs today:
White blood cells: 3.1 (normal 4.5 - 13.5)
Red Blood cells: 11.4 (normal 13.5 - 17.5)
Platelets: 114 (normal 150 - 425)
ANC: 1488 ( < 500 = severely neutropenic) (normal 2,000 - 5,000)
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