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In November 2004, Jo and I found out that we were going to have a baby! At the same time, Jo was diagnosed with Aplastic Anemia - a medical term that means her bone marrow was failing; it was no longer doing its job of producing white blood cells, red blood cells and platelets. On June 17th, 2005, Jo gave birth to a beautiful baby girl - Anna Claire Szymanski. Anna's health was perfect and has continued to be perfect! This Blog is dedicated to Jo’s journey along the road to recovery.
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Day +127 Spring Break
This week is Spring Break for Anna and I voted that we go to Cancun!!! Being the ever cautious, Jo had another idea. For the first time since last October, Jo will see her family in Lufkin. Anna is thrilled to get to spend the week with Memaw Rita.
Jo saw Dr. Anderlini last Thursday. All her counts were very good, especially her platelets at 115,000. Dr. Anderlini says he looks at the platelet count the most to determine how well the patient's bone marrow is doing.
In my mind, the next big milestone is for Jo to work her way off Tacro. When does that happen? It's kind of a fuzzy science, but we have heard more than once that the weaning process can start as early as the 6 month point. Because of that, I'm somewhat focused on Day +180!
Jo saw Dr. Anderlini last Thursday. All her counts were very good, especially her platelets at 115,000. Dr. Anderlini says he looks at the platelet count the most to determine how well the patient's bone marrow is doing.
In my mind, the next big milestone is for Jo to work her way off Tacro. When does that happen? It's kind of a fuzzy science, but we have heard more than once that the weaning process can start as early as the 6 month point. Because of that, I'm somewhat focused on Day +180!
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