MONDAY, AUGUST 04, 2008 08:48 AM, EDT

Another big ANC and Ally's weight went up (and she wasn't even wearing her heavy PJ's to be weighed!)

This is day 2 of 3 for an ANC over 500! This means (fingers crossed) we should be home by the end of the week! (as long as nothing wonky happens)

We will then be home for about 2 weeks and then back to Children's for transplant #2.

We should be able to go outside to the garden again today, and Daddy will be here tomorrow night!


MONDAY, AUGUST 04, 2008 11:24 AM, EDT

Well, we have learned that things do not work the way we like. I should have kept my mouth (and keyboard) shut about going home by the weekend.

The original plan was to send her home on TPN, to keep her weight up. The docs today were not so keen on that idea. They want her eating (well) before we head home....so it looks like we will be here longer than we wanted!

Ally's Stats:

7/31: ANC = 20
weight = 19.14 lbs
8/1: ANC = 280
weight = 19.36 lbs
8/2: ANC = 350
weight = 19.36 lbs
8/2: ANC = 1780
weight = 19.36 lbs
8/3: ANC = 3790
weight = 19.8 lbs

Goal = ANC of 500 for three days in a row