Andrew had another doctor's appointment on Friday. His blood draw results were very positive. His platelets are up to 70,000, his hemoglobin is at 9.7, and his white blood cells and neutrophils are at normal levels. The doctor gave us the okay to go to Caseville this weekend and enjoy some time on the beach.
The doctor reduced the amount of neupogen Andrew has to take each day and next week he will take Andrew off the shot permanently. The doctor is hoping that Andrew will be able to sustain his neutrophils and white blood cells without the shot. If he is able to do this, the doctor feels a transplant will not be necessary. However, if Andrew's numbers drop back down without the medicine, a transplant will be considered. August will be Andrew's third month on this treatment. At this time all of his progress will be evaluated by the team of doctors working with us and him and a decision will be made regarding the bone marrow transplant. We will know more about the transplant at that time.
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Great news. Hope you have a wonderful weekend for some well deserved family fun time.
Wonderful news!! Keep it coming!!
Awesome news! Hope you all had a wonderful weekend!
WE WILL KEEP PRAYING
So, did you guys have fun in Caseville?
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