Back in the Hospital

As you know, Leo's counts have been going down and of last Monday, his WBC was at 0.6 which is extremely low. He was feeling fine most of the week, only needing platelets on Wednesday, but then on Thursday, he was exceptionally weak and slightly feverish. He was barely able to get out of the bed most of the day. He had an appointment to head back to Sherman in Elgin today to check his levels, but was still very tired. He was also experiencing soreness in his legs and arms and neck, with sharp pains in his head and bruising on his tongue. His fever went up to 101. When he got to sherman today, they immediately gave him some antibiotics, some pain meds and tylenol to control his fever. His WBC went down to 0.2, his platelets are at 4,000 and his red blood cell count is at 7.8. His WBC's haven't been that low since he first had his transplant, so the doctors at this point aren't sure what's going on. They were going to admit him to Sherman, but decided that it would be best to admit him to U of C. So as I type this, he is in an ambulance on his way there. The doctors' main concerns at this point are: 1. That the cancer may have returned, 2. That the cord blood cells have not properly grafted (meaning the transplant was not successful) or that 3. He has an infection of sorts that his body cannot handle at this point. They were also concerned this morning that he had sharp pains in his head. They did a scan to make sure there was no hemorrhaging, and it came back clear, so they have ruled that out.

I will be at the hospital most of the weekend, so I will keep you all posted. A couple prayers, please! Hope everyone enjoys their weekend!