Day 31 - Whew! That Was Close!

We know everybody has been waiting for an update, but until today, there was nothing to share. We were just waiting for Patrick’s levels to come back up so he could go home and spend some time living life before he has to start the second month of treatment, and this morning we found out he was almost there. But then he wasn’t. But now he is again. Here’s what happened.

This morning, Patrick found out that his white blood cell and platelet levels were looking good and there was a good chance he was going to be released tomorrow. He has been weaned off of the IV meds, his headaches are better, and his rash is going away, so the doctors just needed one more day to confirm his levels. Then the bad news came. The results from a scan of his abdomen came back and it pointed to appendicitis. The chance of Patrick being released tomorrow started to look slimmer and slimmer, but the diagnosis wasn’t a sure thing until the surgeon had a chance to take a look at the scan. So, after what seemed like hours and hours, the surgeon finally stopped in to talk to Patrick, and gave him the great news…he definitely doesn’t have appendicitis! His results are pointing more toward a back up in his digestive track, so he won’t need anything done surgically! Such a relief!! So, now that he is still as healthy as he was this morning, we’re all hoping he’s back on track to be discharged tomorrow. We’ll know more in the morning when the doctor stops by during rounds, and will update the blog as soon as we know, but are thinking positively until then!!