Been a tough spell for Andrew. Blood counts all very low. Transfusions today should help him feel a lot better. Bone marrow results mirror the blood lab results ... Andrew has engrafted very well (about 90% Grant's DNA). The thought is that Andrew's remaining anitbodies are rejecting the cells Grant's DNA is making - so they are going to try and "wake up" Grants t-cells at a faster rate (by reducing the dosage of immunosuppression drugs). The hope is that this will get Grant's fighter cells (t-cells) to fighti back and dominate. Chances of GVHD (graft vs host disease) will increase so will be keeping a close eye on that. Andrew keeps telling them he feels really "giddy" ... he means "dizzy" ... but they define giddy as being deliriously happy ... just as well I am a good at interpreting when needed.
Very quiet out here at Stanford today, only a couple of patients up in the ITA unit. I love my Kindle on days like today ... but miss the coffee.
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