Two uneventful treatments in a row, which is always good news!
Friday, Alyssa received her plasmapheresis treatment and for only the second time since she became ill, her hematocrit(HCT)was above 30 (31.) This could be due to the two units of blood that she received or Thursday...or it may be a sign of good things to come. The rest of her labs were also very good; so good that we heard whispers from the doctors that they may begin tapering her plasmapheresis treatments next week. This would be a welcome relief for Alyssa as the daily need for either plasmapheresis or dialysis really takes a toll on her body. More lab work will be drawn Monday, followed by a treatment. If the results are good, Wednesday's treatment will be skipped. Then we'll go day-to-day depending on what her blood work shows.
Dialysis today went well. Unlike the last two treatments, she was able to get through to the end without any clotting issues enabling her to hit her target weight.
Alyssa had planned on going to the NYS Hockey regionals this afternoon in Brockport, but was just to tired from dialysis. We're happy to report that Athena won the game and now moves on to the state semi-finals. Reports from her brothers tell us that the game was well refereed (by our next door neighbor, Mark.)
Don't forget to set your clocks ahead tonight.
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