Friday, September 10, 2010

Carla's Back

We got back to Springfield on August 30 but returned on September 2 for a consultation with the UAMS neuro-surgeon, Dr. Pait.  Basically the CAT scan revealed that the rod in Carla's back has shifted and the bottom loose screw is dangerously near her spinal column.   

We returned to Springfield on September 3rd to wait for Carla's blood to recover from the consolidation #2 chemo.  We expect that to take until the first of October.  Dr. Pait said the surgery would probably require her to be hospitalized for five days and he wanted her to stay in Little Rock another week. 

We haven't talked with Dr. Barlogie about her surgery and what she will need to do if she postpones the start of maintenance until December.  That will need to be determined.

Carla's blood tests yesterday showed her white cell count had only climbed back to 2.1 which is still quite low.  Her red blood count is somewhat low. 

Carla doesn't feel up to much travelling so it looks like I will make a quick trip to Nebraska to retrieve our cat from my sister who has been caring for her since the first of January.  Thanks Karan!