Just a quick note of update.....Ed is still doing okay....actually, yesterday the doctor who saw him was surprised and pleased that his symptoms have been relatively moderate, compared to a lot of the patients who undergo this procedure. He's not particularly comfortable, but his tenacity and determination are definately working in his favor. One of the other patients who had a stem cell transplant a few days before Ed was moved to ICU yesterday for uncontollable bleeding related to her platelet counts, so we know that some people do suffer with some pretty serious complications. Obviously because of confidentiality rules, the nurses and doctors won't talk in specifics about other patients, but they do say that Ed is doing quite well under the circumstances. So far, so good it seems and we're grateful for that. No new mouth sores or issues to report, but his appetite is really getting sparse and it's getting harder to find anything that he will eat, but his weight is still at 147, so the doctor is okay with him just getting fluids and a few bites of canned pears or peaches, which is all he wants right now.
Last night was a rough night for sleep - the maintenance staff was doing something in the room next door and banging stuff against the wall and moving furniture repeatedly during the night. Very annoying to say the least, but Ed will catch up on his rest today and the staff promised that the work is done in that room for now. (Maybe they were just pounding out their frustrations about the Casey Anthony verdict !) I finally got up at 4:45 this morning after tossing and turning all night and drove home to shower and be in the office by 7. Will try and take a nap this afternoon before I go back down to the hospital.
Keep good thoughts and be well ........Liz
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