Not much to report. Vicki remains at home. Her white blood cell counts have risen to a high enough level that she did not need a Neupogen injection at her doctor's appointment on Friday. (You may remember from previous posts that this is the medication which stimulates the production of white cells.) Her platelets are low, but this will continue to improve over time. She's also made progress on her mouth and throat sores, happy to be able to eat a whole banana this weekend. She's had no signs of infection which is the biggest danger to her continued recovery at this time.
Mentally she's a little down, disappointed that she is not recovering as quickly as she'd like. She had based her expectations on her experience after her previous hospitalization, but has come to understand that this last treatment took a great deal more out of her body, which was already weakened. It will take many months for her to fully recover her energy and stamina, but she realizes that she's heading in the right direction.
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