ITP Update
posted over 3 years ago | 1 comment
I haven't updated what's been going on since we last had good news. O's platelets have gone down and up and down, and the last time we took him to TCH, they were at 21,000. They had scheduled him for an infusion and we had an early morning appoint...
"O's" Platelets
posted over 3 years ago | 0 comments
"O's" platelets were up to 120,000 when my daughter took him to the pedi on Tuesday. She is weaning him off the prednisone and takes him back in on Friday for another blood test. Then, I'll take him back to Texas Children's on Tuesday again.
Had Your Mammies Grammed Lately ?
posted over 3 years ago | 0 comments
I had my appointment at MD Anderson today. Finally ! They were doing a followup from my irregular mammogram that I had in Beaumont in June, which recommended mag views and ultrasounds. I opted to go to Anderson for them. When I got over there, the...
ITP Rears Its Ugly Head Again
posted over 3 years ago | 1 comment
We took "O" to Texas Children's on Wednesday for his appointment. His platelets were down again from 263,000 last week to 25,000 this week. To say that we were disappointed is a huge understatement. My daughter is devastated. She was so sure that ...
Owen's Platelets Are Up !!!!!
posted over 3 years ago | 0 comments
O's platelets are at 263,000 today ! 150-400,000 is normal. What a wonderful surprise ! We are so thrilled and thankful. The many prayers are working. Keep 'em coming ! Hopefully, this is the end of the ITP saga. I will go back on Sunday to keep h...
It's been a rough couple of days...
posted over 3 years ago, updated 3 days later | 1 comment
Well, I took O to Texas Children's Hospital on Wednesday for a clinic visit and platelet count. They took lots of blood, had to stick him in both arms. Poor baby ! He was not happy ! His platelets were down again...22,000, down from 48 or 50,000 l...
Owen's platelets are down...again
posted over 3 years ago, updated about 5 hours later | 1 comment
He went to the doctor again today and his platelets are down to between 48,000 and 50,000. They are still going to start weaning him off the steroids and see what happens. My daughter is so upset and worried. The hematologist said to just watch hi...
I'm soooo frustrated !!!
posted over 3 years ago, updated 2 minutes later | 0 comments
So, I spent today trying to get the films and reports from my mammograms from the last five years. I called Healthsouth first because I knew they were going to be a problem, but I thought that I knew what to do to handle it. When I called, I got a...
The Waiting Game.......
posted over 3 years ago, updated 1 minute later | 1 comment
Well, I am in a holding pattern. I had my annual mammogram on June 6, a Friday. Got a call from my hubby that Tuesday. He said there was a message from my doctor that they had gotten my test results and to call them back. Hmmmmm, they don't call w...
When a bruise is more than just a bo-bo
posted over 3 years ago, updated 9 days later | 0 comments
They had always checked him for bruises and unusual marks, every day when they picked him up from daycare, every night when they bathed him. They noticed every little mark, questioned every one. She would ask me what I thought of one or two, "Did ...
