Jo's CBC this morning showed a whopping 33,000 platelets, up from 28,000 last Thursday. Her platelets seem to be growing by about 1,000 per day. The rest of her counts have been holding steady and no transfusions have been necessary.
Today, Jo had an MRI of her hips and knees. She has had some discomfort come and go in her knees. She has always said that "I make her weak in the knees", but this seems to be different.
Once Jo's platelets get up over 80,000 or 90,000, she will be eligible for some sort of treatment for her hip pain. In about a week, we will have the results of her MRI and we'll be able to see if her Avasular Necrosis is...
1) Getting Better
2) Staying the Same
3) Getting Worse
I'm starting to sound just like Dr. Alvarez, eh?
7 comments:
You are both (well,-all 3)a shining light of joy and possitivity.
Thank you for allowing all of us to stay updated through this forum.
You have all the best wishes and hopeful prayers that I can give.
A dancer
Yeah, keep those platelets a rising. Great news.
Michele and I are keeping count so take us higher!
Love you,
Michael & Michele
I have something I would like to send to Jo. It's a dance I put together in her honor. She was and is a great inspiration to me as a dancer and now she has shown us all how to face a horrible situation with courage, determination and grace. The dance is called "Dancing Away the Blues" and now that she is getting better every day, I like to think of Jo dancing it one day to push her blues out the door. If you are willing to let me know where to send it (I realize your privacy is important), please reply to dance2morrow@insightbb.com . Thanks. Suzi Morrow
Jo - what great news about those platelets! Hang in there - it sounds like you are making progress - how does it feel to be able to skip a transfusion?? Must be wonderful.
Looking forward to learning your new dance - see ya' on the dance floor soon!
rms ; )
It was so great seeing you at the PPLD workshop. It just wouldn't be the same without you both. Little Anna is the splitting image of you both. Your'e always in our prayers. Den & Theresa
I'm keeping up with your great news, even on the road!!
Thank you for the pictures of Anna. She is so adorable!
Jo -
It was so good to see you, Tim, Anna and Tim's mom Colleen in Colorado Springs this weekend. Learning your latest dances was super fun! "Anna's Eyes" is beautiful and San Antonio Rose is going to be another Jo Thompson classic!
It was great to hear you calling a line dance again. And Tim did a pretty good job of demonstating as well. Of course Anna is the one who always steals the show!
We all enjoyed having you back with us even if it was only for just a few hours.
rms : )
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