The past three days have been so uncomfortable for Kristine. She's been suffering from severe chest pains which she thinks is acid reflux. The doctor ordered a CT scan of her abdominal area to check things out. He was thinking it might be her pancreas that was inflamed due to all the meds she's been taking. The scan didn't reveal much other than an enlarged colon which he feels is probably due to inflammation as well. So Kristine has been put on a liquid diet. At least until her tummy issues pass.
Tonight, the nurse gave Kristine Mylanta to try to help ease her pain. Kristine HATES Mylanta. She typically vomits when she tries to take this med. The nurse and I were able to convince Kristine to have positive thoughts that the meds would relieve her pain. It worked! She sipped the Mylanta with her nose plugged and chased each sip with a bit of grape juice and was able to keep it down!! Hallelujah!! Within minutes the pain was subsiding. Thank goodness!!
Tomorrow Kristine will have another bone marrow biopsy. We need all our prayer warriors praying for a cell count of less than 5%. We should also know by the end of this week whether or not Kathy or I are a match for Kristine. We also need your prayers for this! We're still waiting for our sister Kimberlie to receive her test kit. Kimberlie is stationed overseas in England. We hope her kit will arrive by the end of this week.
I'll provide updates on the bone marrow results and the test kit results as soon as I have the info. Until then, PRAY FOR KRISTINE!! Thank you!!
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