The McF's went to UCSF for Tuesday platelets. V.'s blood counts were not good. They have dropped below what they were when she left the hospital. This is a very concerning development. She had to receive two units of whole blood, a unit of platelets, and a Neupogen shot to stimulate her bone marrow. This made for a long day and they did not get home until 1 AM.
These appointments for platelet transfusions have been with a nurse practitioner. They already had an appointment to go back on Friday, but the NP has scheduled them to go back on Thursday when the doctor will be there. They will need to discuss these latest results and decide what to do.
Vicki also told me that the veins in her arm are in very bad shape. They can't use her right arm due to her previous breast cancer surgery; removal of lymph nodes compromises her circulation on that side. Her left arm has been used so much that the veins are pretty much shot. When she goes in for blood tests and for transfusions they have to get a special IV nurse to be able to hit a good vein without a whole lot of unnecessary poking.
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