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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Thursday, December 2, 2010

looking better

When I visited Chris this evening he was looking much better!  He even ate a full dinner too!

The nurses and oncologist on call that visited while I was there said that maybe he'll be able to go back to a regular floor and get out of the ICU tomorrow, that would be good!
They still aren't sure exactly what caused the allergic reaction but are surmising it may have something to do with the platelets so next time he gets transfusions they are going to have it come from a single donor as a precaution.
The hematoma went away and a Dr. was able to access his port using fluoroscopy, so no more multiple IV's in his right arm!  

Here are the results of his CBC today while in ICU:

His WBC, platelets and neutrophils are still pretty low but his hemoglobin is much better so he won't have to get any more blood transfusions for now.
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