Posted by Ann Shortes on Tuesday, October 26, 2010,
Today Oliver's ANC shot up to 4016 despite the increase in chemo dosages two weeks ago. We will be increasing his at home chemo (methotrexate and 6mp) to bring the ANC down now within the 1,000 range. He has another spinal scheduled in two weeks (November 8). It is amazing how quickly time passes, it seems like we just had a spinal. Oliver also received his flu shot today. We were so impressed by how brave he was - no screaming or crying, he just sat calmly and watched as the nurse pushe...
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Posted by Ann Shortes on Monday, October 11, 2010,
ANC: 1530
Platelets - 280
Hemoglobin - 11.7
Sorry for the delay in updates, Oliver's count check two weeks ago revealed an ANC of 2600. Oliver received vincristine through his port and an IVIG transfusion. His IGG counts crept up to within a normal range, so there is a possibility of no more IVIG transfusions! We will know in a month. Much like eager toddlers reaching for and focusing on one goal at a time in Oliver's treatment, we have yet to fully comprehend the underlying complexity of th...
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I started this blog as a way to keep everyone updated on Oliver's status and am so thankful for the outpouring from our friends, family and beyond. Thank you all for the support!
