Cycle 4 - Day 22

Niamh had a good night and her temperature stayed under 38. Relief. One of the doctors came to see us in the morning to say that Niamh needed blood today. She said they hadn't quite decided whether she could go home today or not but they would after the blood transfusion. They were waiting for the results of her CRP, which is an indicator of infection and also they wanted to monitor her temperature a little longer.

The CRP should be between 0 and 10. On Monday it was 25, which confirmed an infection, yesterday it had risen to 67 and today it is back down to 27. They were pleased. Her temperature has remained under 38 all day. These two factors together with the fact that Niamh has been very well all day meant that they were happy to discharge Niamh this evening. Shame it wasn't earlier as I was told the weather was fantastic today. Hopefully it will be the same tomorrow.

Niamh has been very happy all day. One small vomit around 4pm, but that was kind of expected as she had been bouncing up and down with Emilie for ages whilst feeding.

They are hoping to start Cycle 5 on Monday.

Blood Counts today:
HB - 7.
WCC - 0.1.
Platelets - 198.
Neutrophils - 0.
CRP - 27.

A couple of songs the girls enjoy. Not sure where Emilie gets her dance move from. Niamh loves it.