DAY +7 (New Year's Eve)

Wow ... it has been one week since transplant! The doctors refer to the days since transplant with a plus (+) sign and the number of days ... so today is +7.

Ted has gone back to Baylor each morning at 9:00 a.m. Monday and Tuesday went pretty quick. He was home by 12:00. Today he needed magnesium, which took an extra hour or so, so we got home around 1:30. They monitor him very closely by checking his blood numbers and talking to him about any changes they need to make to the medications. The doctor today said he's where he should be. The HCT and platelet counts are still going down. He expects that at approximately day +10 to day +14, the engraftment will begin and the numbers will begin to rise again. We have a special post planned the minute we hear that Hans' cells are kicking in, so be sure and check back!

We are spending a wild New Year's Eve at home ... whoo hooo ... (which is what we have done for the last few years!) I picked up Chinese food. Since Ted isn't eating that much, we only got one entree, so the Chinese Takey Outey only gave us one fortune cookie ... Darn! That's our favorite part of Chinese food is reading the fortune cookie ... Here's what it said: "Investigate new possibilities with friends. Now is the time!"

That's what we are planning in 2009 ... lots of good times with our great friends!

Wishing you all a blessed, healthy, happy and prosperous New Year!