Mar 3, Day +34 Itching to get out

"Just the Facts"-- More blood and more platelets, still dealing with the virus, but symptoms reducing.  Still dealing with pain.  Too tied up to walk.

This week has been so complicated and busy, that I haven't done what I usually do and that is to research what is going on with B.  Well a few things are unanswered for me, so research is what I have done.  This virus that B has was passed on by his donor.  Something that was not tested for, and the scientist think that about 80% of us carry some form of this virus in our systems.  It only presents when a person is immuonosuppressed, which of course B is.  They go so far as to list the main drug B is on.  So now that it is being reduced I understand some of the treatment logic.  This particular virus is passed on from person to person either by blood or urine.  It ends up residing in the kidney or bladder.  They symptoms B has is hemorrhagic cystitis.  This explains the blood and the clotting. Well so much for the science lesson.  B seems to be passing less and less blood and clots, so these are good signs as it means the pain is less frequent, still the same intensity, but not as often.  He would like to walk the halls, but cannot manage both poles and all the tubes.  He is in a gown now as it is much easier to handle the tubes.  This is a common side effect for BMT patients as I have said and the doctors are not overly concerned, but watching how he progresses carefully.

The prayer request would be for the reduction in meds to help his own immunity system work enough to help combat the virus without impairing the graft.  Tricky business but not impossible. That he would heal enough to be release and able to come home soon before he loses too much muscle strength.  I am blessed that I can put out this request for prayer and know the faithful will there.  Bless you.
Until next time,
Hopeful Believer