Carla's blood chemistry had been so good the end of last week that on Saturday they told us not to come in on Sunday but rather come in Monday at 7:30 a.m. so the results would be back before our 10:00 appointment with Dr. Barlogie. The APN predicted that we would be able to get the catheter out and we could go home for a few days before starting the first stem cell transplant.
The blood test results had a moderately high CRP of 50 which can indicate an infection or some inflammation. The doctor had them do a blood culture and an ultra sound on her legs. They found a new blood clot in Carla's left leg and an old one in her right leg. One of the side effects of Thalidomide is blood clots.
Carla had to go back to the blood lab and get a Lovenox injection. She will have to continue these for a few days.
Carla had an MRI for a hour late last night and is getting a PET scan this morning. Hopefully these will show no active lesions!
The hardware in Carla's back tends to shift around some in spite of her brace. We wanted to get a consultation with the neurologist but haven't been able to get that arranged. If it would require major surgery she could not have it until she is finished with all of thise chemo. It would be nice to know what our options are for repair of the August surgery.
Basically we were rather discouraged last night. At the start of the day we had high hopes of being back in Springfield Monday night or Tuesday. Now we don't know if we will be able to go home before Carla has the first stem cell transplant.
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