Friday +44 (5:30 PM)

Jackie felt reasonably well today. Her back pain was better. She still required a pain pill this morning to get things started. She was able to have a late lunch at the Macaroni Grill

Several of Jackie's counts continue to gradually move downward. It is hard to know if this is due to the Ganicyclovir or if the CMV virus is growing. Another PCR test will be done either over the weekend or on Monday. If the viral load counts continue to grow her medication will have to be changed. If the counts are down then we know it is the anti-viral medication that is suppressing the counts.

Her RBC count declined to 9.4 from 9.6 yesterday. her WBC count declined to 2.5 from 3.1 yesterday. Her platelets declined slightly to 106 from 110 yesterday. Given her lowered RBC count I am surprised at the level of energy she was able to muster today.

I hope everyone has a great Memorial Day Weekend!

Bruce and Jackie
From Rochester, MN