It seems every day has a lot going on.
Last evening Garry received a blood transfusion along with a Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIG). He had a reaction to the IVIG and spiked a temperature. In addition to that he was experiencing some chest pain, so an EKG, bloodwork, and a nitro patch were given.
He also was having trouble catching his breath, and the nurse suggested that he might be experiencing a panic attack. Due to all of this, there was a lot of people and a lot of activity in his room throughout the night. When I visited him today, he was quite tired from all of the above and was a bit discouraged.
His sister Gail will be arriving tomorrow from North Saanich BC to see her brother. We haven’t seen Gail for the last two years and it will be wonderful to see her again.
We still don’t have the finalized bone marrow biopsy results but I am planning on being at the hospital at 8:30 AM tomorrow and hope to catch the doctors while they are on their rounds.
It seems every day has some new challenges, but in other ways, Garry is improving day by day. We still have no idea of when he might be coming home, as they need to ensure that he is not dealing with an ongoing infection given his compromised immune status
We have been so thankful for the wonderful care Garry has received this past week.
I hope we are not overwhelming you with too much data, but Garry (and Shirley too) has found that keeping the blog up-to-date with the happenings has been very helpful to keep track of everything.
Thanks for standing with us, and for all your love, support, and prayers.