Katie's BMT Updates

So I asked Katie to go through the recent pictures and pick one she enjoyed. There were plenty of cute pics of the boy, but instead she selected this one because, 'It looks like a donut'. Poor thing, Katie and food restrictions really don't go well.

So there's pretty much nothing to report. Katie is still waiting to go in for the ERCP procedure. This means that she's NPO which somehow translates out to 'Nothing in Mouth'. Word on the street is that the procedure will happen shortly, but I'm not holding my breath. On the good news side, her liver numbers have continued to go down which is a good sign. Also, after the Neupogen shot and platelet transfusion yesterday, Katie's Neutrophil and platelet numbers are up. These are all helpful for her going into the ERCP. We'll be sure to add another update once any results come back.

Also, a few folks asked when we can expect Katie to be released. There are still too many open questions to have a reasonable guess. The main thing is whether or not they'll remove her gall bladder during this stay or as a separate visit. The hope is to stabilize things enough to release her so that her the inflammation can go down before removing the gall bladder. The ERCP should answer many of these questions.

-ian