The Doctors checked Chloe out one last time today to make sure she is in good condition to go throught the BMT. Lucky there has been no apparent damage to her organs from the chemo she has had. Her blood counts are great this week so she is in good condition to get started. Monday at 6 AM we're checking in with 3 days of irradiation twice a day and then 4 days of Chemotherapy. After that she gets a day of rest and then the transplant the next day. It generally takes about 3 weeks from the transplant date for the new stem cells to engraft and start producing new cells in her body.
Chloe will have a strict diet for a while. Everything has to be individually packaged or prepared by the hospitals special BMT kitchen. She can't have deli meats and cheeses, salads, and only fruits and veggies that can be cleaned really well, all cooked items have to be cooked by the hospital kitchen to temp. There are a lot of other restrictions but i just don't want to type them all. I'm lazy. If anyone wants the comprehensive list I can make a copy for you. Another interesting thing is that she will not be able to use a tooth brush for a few weeks as it can irritate the gums to much for someone with such a low immune system. Crazy low immine system huh?So she will have to use a swab and mouthwash many times a day instead.
Chloe is in pretty good spirits. It has been really nice that her counts are up as she has been able to play with her sisters and some cousins a bit the last couple of days. I know she is a little scared - so are we - but we all know this is what she needs right now. We talked all about the BMT last night and she seems pretty comfortable (maybe understanding is a better word) with whats ahead. Someone gave her a little fuzzy pink diary which she writes down her thoughts in each day. She is a cutie writing in it with her sparkly purple pen and trying to spell words like nupogen.
From what her Doctor explained today she is coming into the BMT in a really good position so we really hope it all goes well. Some of us will be fasting for her tomorrow if anyone else would like to join in. We sure appreciate all the prayers and fasting her her behalf already.
On a funny note, early this morning i was at the grocery store. The parking lot was empty and as i came out of the store this other guy ran and got into his car. No one was parked around him so he just took off forward through the other stall rather than back up. Only problem was, there was a light pole right in front of him that he didn't notice. Since he floored it, he hit the pole really hard and bounced back. Embarassed, he looked around to see if anyone saw him and I was standing right there. His surprise was quickly replaced with embarassment and he quickly drove off. I didn't mean to laugh at his expense, but after he left - I did. Just a little. Not outloud.
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