Monday. Warning... This photo is not for the faint of heart...
This evening Riley and I were watching "24". (Ooo, it's getting good... end of season 4!) He all of a sudden reached for his "bucket" and started to heave violently. Out came some mucus and then ...plop. A huge chunk of... ?
Just this morning the doctor warned Riley that he would be sloughing off tissue and it would be coming out at some point. Thankfully we had this warning because if not, this would have freaked us out. Even with the warning, it was pretty disturbing. We called for the nurse and as she looked, she just smiled and said, "yes, this will continue to happen. Looks like maybe part of your throat or esophagus."
Riley handled it extremely well. We took some pictures, called Vince and discussed this sloughing process with several nurses (as many of them heard the excitement of our room). Amy, our nurse asked if Riley wanted to keep it. He agreed and she put it in a sterile container with some saline.
I know... GROSS. -- But this is where we are right now--
It measured about 4 inches in length and you can see the hollow, tube like center.
Riley, you hang in there!!
The conditioning chemo that he had before transplant is causing some rough side effects. We are assured that as soon as his new cells engraft and start to develop, that his insides will heal. And that the healing process, once it begins, will be quick.
--Counting on it!!!
Labs today:
White blood cells: .1 (normal 4.5 - 13.5)
Red Blood cells: 9.6 (normal 13.5 - 17.5)
Platelets: 46 (normal 150 - 425)
ANC: 0 ( < 500 = severely neutropenic) (normal 2,000 - 5,000)
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