Days +11 and +12

Day +11 - My mouth sores are still around, but have not gotten any worse – if anything they have improved. I am careful to rinse my mouth many times per day with a saline solution provided.

I got 2 more units of platelets last night. Tell me, why do platelets have to be infused at 4:00 AM? My counts today are 28.6 R/60 W/ 9K P – you can see why I needed platelets. After receiving platelets, my count rose to 76K - super platelets I guess!

I am growing more accustomed to my baldness. I’ve found if I plaster a smile on my face it helps my overall appearance while elevating my spirits. I yearn for long silky tresses.

My appetite has returned somewhat and I’m not really losing any weight at this point. The docs like that – they encourage eating and exercising. I walked 25 laps today = 1 mile.

Day +12 - I am feeling good this morning after a pretty good nights sleep - well at least as good as you can get in a hospital. My blood pressure is low and there is concern over whether or not to change my atrial fib medications. It's always something!

I really do feel like I am on the upswing and that my body is healing. I have been here 18 days so far and feel like things are going to turn around in the very near future. Call me over zealous - I don't care - I simply feel changes taking place in my body - and they're all good! My counts are 25.3 R/70 W/60K/ANC 0.