by Dianne | Feb 5, 2012
Things are not going so well. Tyler is having low blood pressure again. Damaged by the Bulsulfan chemo, his capillaries are leaking fluid, which is causing the hypotension. The leaking capillaries are also causing fluid to build up in his body at an alarming...
by Dianne | Feb 5, 2012
With the help of morphine, Tyler was able to sleep on and off last night. He’s a little strung out today, but it was good to get some sleep, even if drug induced. His fever drifted back and forth between low to high. The doctor this morning said it’s not...
by Dianne | Feb 4, 2012
I know I just updated 5 hours ago, but given all the praying everyone’s been doing, I wanted to report how much BETTER Tyler is doing. Whereas we thought he was going downhill again with his temperature, he actually felt much stronger as the evening progressed...
by Dianne | Feb 4, 2012
Tyler had a difficult night. His blood pressures dipped low and his fever topped 104. His GI problems plagued him, so once again it was a sleepless night. By morning his fever dropped a bit and we got his lab results. His bilirubin levels had increased, but his...
by Dianne | Feb 3, 2012
Today is Day 8 post transplant. I don’t know how else to say it other than our boy is extremely ill. He is getting plenty of attention around here. His fever continues to range between 100 and 104, despite fever reducers. Every inch of him is hot to the...
