U of C Days 19 and 20

Leo has been in the ICU for the last 2 days, so that makes 3 days total. He was transferred out of the ICU back to the Oncology Transplant Unit today as he is fairly stable and the seizures haven't recurred. He is now taking anti-seizure medication to keep them at bay. The bleeding that they noticed in his head was small and based on the second scan they did, it already seems to be subsiding. So they don't think that any procedures will be necessary to treat the bleeding. He is just being monitored to make sure it doesn't happen again. His vision is still a bit fuzzy and doubled, but they neurologists aren't too worried about it as it seems to be getting better. He is still being seen by the neurologists, physical therapists (as he has been in bed the last few days and they want to make sure he's walking ok), infectious disease doctors and the usual oncologists, so there's quite a team of doctors coming in and out through the day. The infectious disease team seems to think the source of the infection is one of his 2 central lines, so they are recommending that they be removed and a new PICC line be put in. It still has to be approved by all others involved, so we'll see what they say. If they do it, it will be Friday this week. His blood counts still haven't come up yet, as his WBC's are still 0.1. His oncologists said for a double cord transplant like he's just had, it should be around day 20 that the counts start to come up. He is currently on day 12 after the transplant. So the next week will be crucial. Let's all hope for the best.

Thanks again to everyone for their prayers and good thoughts. He couldn't have made it this far without you!