Today was supposed to be a simple trip up to the clinic to get a blood transfusion. The primary care nurse said they would have the blood all ready to go and with the pre-meds and the transfusion we should be out in 4 to 5 hours. Dad decided to stay home and work and let Mom take Karlee up to the hospital by herself.
Unfortunately once they got to the hospital there was some discussion between the hematology department and the oncologists about what degree of washing that her blood needed. She needed the blood washed enough that her IgA deficiency didn't cause an issue, but not washed too much that it didn't help her low hemoglobin counts. Once they finally figured out what they were doing they also decided that she should go over to the unit as the clinic would be closed before she was done and they were not as well equipped to deal with a reaction.
So they admitted her to Unit 1 again about 3:30 this afternoon. She was given a ton of Benadryl to prevent any reaction, but it made her drowsy. Then about 4:20 they started giving her the blood. Everything went great and about 5:00 she perked up and wanted to eat. Wednesday is the best day to get admitted to unit 1. The Kids Cancer Care Foundation brings in pizza for all the patients and their families. Around 7:30 she was done with the blood and they gave her flush in the line. She went for a little bike ride around the unit and now is relaxing in the room and watching a little TV. If everything goes according to plan she should be out around noon tomorrow.
We called Camp Kindle tonight to check on Ryley and it sounds like he is having a great time and not having any problems. Can't wait to drive up there on Saturday and pick him up.
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