Olivia had her blood counts today and she is still neutropenic. We didn't get the exact ANC count but doctor was estimating it to be somewhere in the 100's. For the past 2 days, she has been having low grade fevers during early evening, but then goes away naturally. We took her to the ER again when her temperature reached 101. But once we got there, her temperature came down and normalized. Since it was low grade fevers and knowing that she was just admitted recently, doctor adviced to just monitor at home. Her blood cultures were negative too which is good. She still has the cold though so that's probably why she's been getting the fever. Her hemoglobin dropped again to 8.6. When she was discharged last Sunday, it was at 10.5. Though it came down, it does not require blood transfusion. For now, we wait again until the blood counts next week.
I can't help but question why just now? She is almost done with treatment with less than 3 more months to go. For about 1 year she was so healthy and didn't require hospitalization or blood transfusion. The past 4 1/2 months feels like she is in active chemo again. Maybe her body is really taking the toll on all the chemo she's been taking for 2 years. At the end of the day, I am just thankful that she was so healthy for the past year. It could be worse. We still feel blessed. I know she is such a strong and brave girl. She is a fighter. I kindly ask for prayers that she recovers soon so she can be back on track with her protocol.
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