Hi everyone,
Eric looks to have stopped (or slowed down considerably) the bleeding into his stomach and lungs. His blood counts (red blood cells and platelets) are holding. The numbers to indicate how his kidneys are functioning continue to rise, meaning Eric's kidneys are not filtering everything out of his blood. So, Eric started dialysis tonight to help his kidneys clean up his blood. We are very hopefully that this will help the rest of his body repair.
Eric continues to need a lot of breathing support. They currently have him set at 90% oxygen and 20 PEEP. The doctor tonight reinserted an artery line to take frequent blood gas numbers.
Our hematologists is on vacation for a couple weeks, so we have a new one today. The switch made us nervous, but after talking to the new hematologist we feel comfortable with him.
The new hematologist is going to start Eric on new medicine that will kick start his bone marrow into producing blood again. On average, after chemo treatment, a person's bone marrow doesn't start to produce blood until 3 weeks after the chemo started. This new medicine will start his marrow producing blood sooner, with the hope that his own fresh blood will help heal his body.
Eric's still fighting the good fight.
Love,
Sara
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We're so glad to hear the bleeding has stopped. Our family reads this blog everyday and are so grateful for the updates. Our hopes and prayers are with you all during this hard time.
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That's so great! Sounds like there are some new fresh options and a plan! Definitly sounds like he will be headed in the right direction! It's a good thing Eric wasn't a boxer because - WHOA - would his opponents be sorry! He's such a fighter!
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