In the few days since the transplant Shanean has hit bottom. All the counts seem to be zero and she has picked up a bit of an infection due to no immunity. This is when she feels like crap and the waiting game begins to start coming up again (not for a few weeks though)
To make sure she is OK she is beginning to get a lot of IV treatment
3 x Anti-biotics per day for 2 hours
1 x Other type of antibiotics per day for 4 hours
2 x Anti-rejection drugs per day for 2 hours
Blood/Platellete transfusions on demand. She had her first blood transfusion yesterday
Due to the fact that there are not enough hours in the day for all this stuff to go into her she has a couple of lines going at once which is a bit constricting and a nuisance
So far the good news is that trial drug to stop the mouth sores seems to be working. She can feel tingling and mild soreness in her mouth, but she hasnt got any specific sores yet. Everday that these things dont happen will be a bonus as she will be able to continue eating and drinking and keeping some strength up
Also today she is getting her brain scanned to ensure she has no bleeding on the brain due to the lack of platelletes. This is because she has a bit of a headache - they dont really think this is happening but seem to take no chances
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