Update

Here's an update from this week's CBC Blood Tests.

The Hemoglobin and Red Blood Cells were down slightly. This surprised us since Thursday's Procrit injection was the 3rd week of injections to help the Bone Marrow generate more RBCs. We were expecting a break even at worst like the previous week. The Dr. said the drop in the counts were not significant and it will take a few more Procrit injections to see a positive result.

Of Major concern is that the White Blood Cells dropped to .9 and the Absolute Neutrophil Count dropped to .575. These are very low and is an indication that not only is the Bone Marrow not generating RBCs, it's also not creating WBC's. This means the immune system is virtually non existent and contact with others needs to be avoided. This will be treated with weekly injections of a drug called Neupogen.

So now, the treatment will be weekly injections of Procrit and Neupogen. Very expensive medication, but let's hope these injections start boosting the counts and the talk of a Bone Marrow Transplant can be put on hold for a few years.

The injections will be done on Thursdays and then on the following Monday, another CBC will be performed to measure the counts and see the progress.