Days 99-100: looking up, and then back down again

Yesterday I thought maybe Mina's gut issue had resolved on its own. She only pooped a couple of times on Sunday, and then not until 1 AM yesterday, and her poops looked much better. But today she hardly ate anything all day long, and then had several poops this afternoon and evening with blood in them. We haven't heard anything about the stool sample we dropped off at the hospital on Sunday, so maybe that means the c. diff. is gone. She has a clinic appointment in the morning, so we'll see what they have to say. Her spirits seem very good otherwise, so we're really hoping that means it's nothing too serious going on, but it's a pretty big source of worry for us right now.

I think I somehow missed a day in the official count, because Day 100 is in the title of today's entry, but when I add it up, Day 100 should have been Sunday. Oops, guess we forgot to celebrate. Actually, we've been worried enough that it would be kind of hard to celebrate right now. Day 100 is seen as a milestone; if you've made it to Day 100, they pretty much consider that you survived the transplant. Of course, each case is different, and Mina Brigitta is obviously still facing lots transplant-related issues. The bigger milestones will be when these hip and gut issues start to recede, when she's off the steroids altogether, and when they start tapering her cellcept and cyclosporine. Still, looking back on where she's been, it's pretty amazing that she's doing as well as she's doing.

I'm off to Fort Collins, Colorado on a business trip tomorrow, and Anta Kari and Cousin Carmen are coming down to help out while I'm gone. They arrive at 8 PM, and will stay until Saturday. I'll miss them Thursday, but it will be lots of fun to have them here.