Day 2 After Transplant

This will be a short report tonight. Things are just about the same as yesterday, but she didn't feel like riding her bike, nor walking the hall, & she again slept most of the morning, after getting another platlet transfusion. She did get out of bed this afternoon & sat in lounge chair for several hours, while we watched some of the Va. Tech game on tv. She then tried to make a blog entry, but her fingers & mind wouldn't work together, so after 20 min. of trying, she gave up & got back in bed, where she is now, & she is fading in & out of sleep. She is very tired, & Dr. McCardy advised this morning that it will be 7 to 14 days until she turns the corner & starts feeling better----that's when her white blood cells start to come back. She said she feels like she has a really bad case of the flu, & that is what we were told would happen. She is hooked up to 6 IV bags at this time, & that is pretty normal. Dr McCardy is pleased that everything is going as expected, & she is blessed with really good & caring nurses. She does enjoy reading the messages that you wonderful friends send back to her. We will miss seeing a lot of you in church tomorrow.