The Journey Continues:Doctors Visit Yesterday

The doctor's appointment yesterday went really smooth.  They called Richard's name first and the PA came in  fairly quick.  She said that Richard's blood work was good.  His platelets and white counts had came up from the week before.  We had no idea that his white counts were down in the first place but did know the platelets were low.

He has been bothered with some stomach distress this week and they are going to keep him on the steroids for five to seven days.  The stomach distress could be graft/vs/host but she said it could also be a virus.  She said we might not ever know what the cause but because his counts were low and have now came back up she speculated that he might have caught a virus.

His kidney function is still not where it should be and he will need to keep drinking lots of fluids.  He also will continue doing his blood work once a week.  He will be seen again in four weeks with staying in touch this week by email or phone to figure out which day to stop the steroids.

Richard's appointment was 1:30pm and on our trip home we reached the East side of Enid by about 3:40pm and I know that this had to be a first.  A quick trip plus a quick appointment.  It's a miracle!! LOL

Our hope is that Richard will continue to have good days and that his health will continue to get better but we both know that no matter what happens our hope in is God!  He is in control and His love will bring us through whatever road lies ahead!

Romans 5:4-5

New International Version (NIV)

⁴ perseverance, character; and character, hope. ⁵ And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.