Monday +12 (12:30 PM)

I'm a little late in posting today. The blog site was not responding.

Jackie continues to run a bit of fever. Her latest temperature was 101.6. Since this is above the magic threshold they drew blood for cultures. They are also going to send in a doctor who is a specialist in infectious diseases. They don't think anything is abnormal, but the are being cautions.

Jackie's counts continue to improve. Her RBC count is the exception. It dropped to 8.8 today. Therefore she has had a decrease in energy levels. The RBC level is typically the last to recover and tends to fluctuate. Her WBC count is 1.9 and is improved from yesterday. Her platelet count has improved dramatically. It is now at a 35. I believe if her RBC count improves to a 12 or better she will feel much better and recover quickly. It is possible they will transfuse red blood cells today. The low-end cutoff is 8.0.

They have changed one of the antibiotics again. I believe one of them is responsible for her continued rash. She had a visit this morning from 4 dermatologists. The results from the skin biopsy were inconclusive.

Well, that's all the news that's fit to report.

Until later.

Bruce and Jackie
From Rochester, MN