Looking Up

I have more data and Katie is being far more cooperative. She allowed her doctor to finally do a physical abdominal exam and the doctor couldn't find anything wrong. So, since the x-rays, CT scans, and physical exam have all ruled out the dangerous problems, the pain is likely to be a ghost pain caused by the Vincristine she received last Thursday. The effects of that dose of Vincristine should be wearing off soon.

Her temperature is a happy 37C. Her pulse while awake and talking is 122. Her blood pressure is a nice 100 over 53. In addition, her white blood cells are climbing and it looks like they are actively fighting some kind of infection. With her own immune system coming back and starting to work, she is coming off some two of the antibiotics and the Benadryl that has been used to control an allergic reaction to one of the antibiotics. This is all very positive and the chances of coming home on Monday or Tuesday are looking better all the time.