I was Chris' wife/caregiver & this is the medical blog I wrote during his treatment. Short history: dx in July 2010, no initial bone marrow involvement, did 5 rounds hyper-cvad protocol. Found out he is in relapse/refractory status with involvement in his chest, spleen, inguinal & throat lymph nodes, bone marrow, spine & brain in January 2011 when we went to MD Anderson for treatment. The two different rounds of chemo Chris got at MDA could not put him in remission; he died of leukemia/lymphoma on March 18th, 2011, an astonishing and horrific 8 months after his diagnosis.
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Friday, August 27, 2010

counts still low, blood transfusion

Chris had a fever again this morning very early and his WBC counts are still 0.3.  His hemoglobin and platelet levels have also dropped so he's been getting a blood transfusion today (2 units total).  
He is still on the antibiotics and also getting some anti-infection meds.  
Nothing to do but wait for the levels to go back up.  
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