Monday, December 27, 2010

Happy about visits but not happy about being back at Moffitt

Carol’s sister Susan spent almost 9 days with us, from Thursday the 17th to the 24th.
Obviously Susan is always giving the best imaginable support to Carol with whom she shares the same taste for almost any activity, exercise, food, and most of all a great sense of humor. Aside from being of so much support to Carol, Daniel and I also receive a good amount of support in any many ways, and we all appreciate it immensely.
When I took Susan to the Tampa airport I then picked up Alexia, Trevor and Isabella who flew in from PA miraculously at the same time Susan was leaving (after last minute flight change at the Philly airport).
Soon after Alexia, Trevor and Bella arrived home, Carol started running above normal temperature and developed a skin rash. When Carol's temperature reached 100.5 I contacted the BMT clinic at Moffitt and was told to bring her to the hospital to make sure she doesn’t have an infection. Her white cell counts are extremely low, so it’s important to be very cautious is very susceptible to infections.
It was good that we came to Moffitt. Carol’s temperature spiked to 102.9 and the rash spread all over her body. The doctor at Moffitt said that it’s something they see with patients who are tapered of the anti rejection medications for the GVHD.
Carol was given antibiotics via IV and topical cream to control the symptoms. She needs to stay at the hospital for a few days to better monitor her symptoms. So we are at Moffitt since the 24th at midnight and mostlikely will be here until the 28th., when her bone morrow biopsy was already scheduled.
Yesterday, Alexia Trevor and Bella visited Carol at the hospital and we all had a great time.
Thank you.
Jaime

1 comment:

  1. So glad you can - and have - received your most special visitors while away! :) Hopefully you'll be on your way home after your biopsy tomorrow - just in time for some beautiful, warmer sunny days with Bella, Alexia and Trevor (and Jaime and Daniel, of course! :) xoxoxo

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