Getting Closer

Well, it has been 3 months since Nonnie has begun this physical and emotional journey. Today was another informative day at the hospital, but there are still some unanswered questions. Nonnie woke up this morning with another low-grade fever. Her nurse gave her Tylenol and she went back to sleep. When she woke up today and yesterday, she was completely drenched from the fever breaking. 

The doctors on Nonnie's floor rotated again today, and she really likes her new female doctor. She is very informative, and has excellent bedside manner! Nonnie is still on 2 different antibiotics that may be causing the fevers. The doctor told her that they will begin to ween her off of those to see how she responds. 

Nonnie's counts are still on the rise, and we need to pay special attention to the Neutrophil counts in the white blood cells (reference Neutrophil 101). These counts were at 400 today. To give you an idea, she was able to go home last time when that number hit 500. I am not sure how long it will take to rise, but she is definitely going in the right direction!