Chutes and Ladders

Day 18: This process is like the game chutes and ladders.  You move a long step-by-step but sometimes you land on a chute and slide back to a lower spot.  Similarly you expect a regular step and then you cruise up a ladder.

Annie's counts, however, were pretty routine.  Her WBC went from 0.6 to 0.5, ANC stayed at 0.3.  We've started watching her hemoglobin and platelet counts but those are harder to discern since she has transfused blood in her system for both of those.

Her slide down the chute was in the nausea department.  She threw up the first two meals she had today and I'm waiting now to see how things go with the third. This has the potential to be a back slide as, if she can't keep her food down, she'll have to go back on TPN and IV fluids.  Also she was off the IV anti-nausea medicine so it would be unfortunate to go back on that (more things to beep all night).

I learned all this by texts from Tom so I was feeling very sorry for both of them ... until I started receiving some pictures from them.  Pictures of Annie with Micky and Minnie Mouse, Annie with R2D2 and a storm trooper, Annie with Bat Girl, Super Girl and Wonder Woman, (Tom with Wonder Woman), and Annie with Austin Power.  Apparently there was quite the party on the floor.  Well that was the zip up the ladder for them.