Katie was back to having a fairly normal day in the hospital again today. Her ANC is still about 30. Her hemoglobin dropped a little lower down to about 9.8. Her platelets dropped a little lower too, but neutrophils and monocytes are still slowly increasing in number. She feels fine except for a nasty cough that she has now. The cough resulted from the unwelcome return to the hospital Tuesday night and all of the screaming that went with it. She had such a coughing fit at one point this morning that she vomited. Unfortunately for Katie, she was not in her room at the time and therefore she was wearing a mask over her mouth and nose at the time. It seems like a rather unpleasant experience. The doctor thinks she has reactive airways and plans on treating her with a nebulizer or an inhaler. They took chest x-rays to be sure and the initial results don't show anything wrong with her lungs. She is also dealing with a little acid reflux but that should be easy to treat with one of the medications that she has already had in the past. At home she doesn't like the taste of it, but in the hospital it can be run through the IV.
I just called for a further update, but I got shooed off the phone because they were busy playing in the play room. So, I guess they are having a good time and Katie is feeling pretty well this afternoon.
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