Feeding tube redux
Mina Brigitta threw up her feeding tube again this morning, along with a large volume of formula. After consulting with the nutritionist, we decided to leave it out tonight and tomorrow in hopes of stimulating her appetite. She showed some interest in food today, eating a variety of fruit snacks, but threw it all up again at abou 7:30. We'll see how it goes tomorrow.
We met with Dr. Loh this morning to discuss treatment options. It looks like we're on the road for a BMT, which could happen as soon as March. If a donor can't be mobilized that quickly, Dr. Loh would probably bring us back for another round of chemo, just to make sure the leukemia stays down before the transplant. She's scheduled a bone marrow biopsy for Feb. 22 to see if Mina Brigitta is back in remission. We'll be keeping our fingers crossed.
We met with Dr. Loh this morning to discuss treatment options. It looks like we're on the road for a BMT, which could happen as soon as March. If a donor can't be mobilized that quickly, Dr. Loh would probably bring us back for another round of chemo, just to make sure the leukemia stays down before the transplant. She's scheduled a bone marrow biopsy for Feb. 22 to see if Mina Brigitta is back in remission. We'll be keeping our fingers crossed.
posted by Arne Olson @ 12:39 AM
1 Comments:
At 4:54 PM PST,
Anonymous said…
Hi Arne and Keri,
I'm curious how one gets on the BMT list. I imagine most of the donors are people whose lives have been touched by the need for a BMT but that the need is probably greater. What is involved in the procedure of donating bone marrow? Is this something everyone just do?
I'm thinking of you guys a lot...
Stacey
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