December 21, 2009

Went this morning for Trystan to have her bloodwork done at Quest. Then on the way home we stopped by Troy Township Park and saw the two reindeer they had. Trystan was so excited when she saw them. She had to get out of the car and get closer! So I carried her over to the fence. Of course she wanted to feed them but we had nothing to give them! Took pictures of the two reindeer though.

Called the clinic at about 12:30 p.m. just as I was told per clinics request on friday. They had just gotten Trystan's counts. All were good except those stubborn platelets! The platelets weren't low enough for transfusion though, so that was good news. The nurse told us we didn't need to get counts until next week Monday and admission for chemo next week Tuesday. I told her that I would prefer that we at least get a cbc on Wednesday so we know where she's at just before Christmas. She said that that would be fine. She also told us we should stop the daily shots that boost her white blood cells. We were surprised since they weren't all that high to begin with. We'll see on Wednesday if that was a good call and also be sure that her platelets are continuing to rise.

Though we are a little bummed out that she didn't make counts for Wednesday, we are also glad that her counts should be high and she should feel good for Christmas! We know and understand that God is in control.