Mike was released from Hopkins on Saturday after they ran several tests and gave him another platelet transfusion. When his platelets get very low, he is at risk for internal bleeding, so they were concerned that there might have been some bleeding in his brain or an infection in his body. Thank God - the rests came back clear. The only test we are still waiting on is the bone marrow biopsy. Everyone keeps asking, but we have not gotten the results yet. I promise to let you know as soon as we find out.
He seemed to do well throughout most of the weekend. He said he just felt very tired and weak. Yesterday his family came over for a picnic, so it was nice to be able to visit with them and have a "normal" kind of day.
Today we went to the cancer clinic at Hopkins so Mike could have his blood drawn. They told us it would be a quick "in and out" visit but it turned into a 3 hour ordeal with saying he needs platelets and then saying that he did not need platelets. Needless to say, I was a little frustrated. I think one of the hardest parts of going to the clinic is being surrounded by so many sick people. If you have ever been there, you know what I am talking about. And some of them do not keep a positive perspective and only sit and complain about how sick & dying they are...just not the funnest environment to spend a few hours... :-/
Anyway, we are home now and we do not have to go back to clinic until Wednesday. They changed his routine to Monday, Wednesday and chemo on Fridays instead of Thursdays. So it gives us an extra day each week to not have to be anywhere - I am thanking God for that also!
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