Dr. Warry sent a picture of "Daisy at sunrise" 24 hours after her bone marrow transplant. Dr. Warry said she is doing very well and everything is going as planned. Thank you everyone for saying prayers for Daisy. Thank you Dr. Warry for taking such good care of Daisy. This is the outside play area at the Randall B. Terry center at NCSU:
Although I am doing my part by visualizing, meditating and sending prayers I am fully aware of the risks involved and therefore thought it necessary to explain the process (as far as I can understand it) to anyone else who may be contemplating this procedure:
At this point her neutrophils (most abundant type of white blood cells) need to drop to zero (this should happen within the next 48 hours or so). Once that happens she will be put in the isolation chamber to protect her because she will be susceptible to infection and excessive bleeding. Multiple antibiotics and possibly blood transfusions will be administered to help prevent and fight infection. Transfusions of platelets will be given to prevent bleeding. Blood samples will be taken daily to determine whether or not engraftment has occurred and to monitor the function of her organs. When the transplanted bone marrow finally engrafts and begins producing normal blood cells, she will gradually be taken off the antibiotics, and any platelet or blood transfusions will no longer be required. Once the bone marrow is producing a sufficient number of healthy red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets, she will be discharged from the hospital as long as there are no other complications. The estimated discharge date for Daisy is October 21st, 2011.
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