Time to catch up.... The dental visit went well as these things go. Annie was concerned about the pain but decided to forgo the nitric oxide and tough out the tooth removal. She was pleasantly surprised how easy and low pain it was compared to her other regimes. Score one for the dentist. In the mornings her pillow continued to be relatively free of blood stains and she seemed to keep her hemoglobin around better as evidenced by better moods, energy and color in her cheeks. This observation was confirmed when, on her Tuesday blood draw, she still had hemoglobin of 10.1. The platelets were 7,000 so we decided to transfuse to protect the hemoglobin. Luckily that means only a few hours at the hospital versus the seven to nine when she gets both transfusions. Also that high of hemoglobin allows her to go until next Tuesday before another blood draw. Since then she has been attending summer camp where she helps younger students as a TA and takes a woodworking and an archery class. She really enjoys archery as she hasn't been able to participate in most sports due to her need to be kept from getting hit by balls or people as well as her low energy. So until next Tuesday hopefully the only pokes will be on the bullseye!
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