Monthly Update - 3 Months OT

Well, our 3 month appointment has come and gone. Still cancer free so that's good. Her ANC was 1850, a bit lower than last month, but it's above 1500 and Dr. Joe said it will jump around a lot this first year. Her hemoglobin was a whopping 13.6!! It has NEVER been that high, even before all this crap. Dave and I attribute that to us finally laying down the law on getting her to eat like a human being and trying new things (ie fruits, vegetables and all different kinds of meats cooked in various ways). She's been very good about that and I am so pleased with that HGB number. Her platelets are another story. Dr. Joe just walked in and just said 98. Oh yes, Catherine has a whopping 98,000 platelets. I have to admit I was a bit surprised because she hasn't been bruising as much. They were 110,000 at the last visit so statistically they are the same. Again, this may be her normal. We've eliminated the virus theory as she cannot possibly have a virus every time we go there. The ITP theory is back in play. Dr. Joe said there really is no true diagnostic test for it, it is more a diagnosis of elimination, meaning other things need to be ruled out first. At 98,000 though, we have nothing to worry about in terms of internal bleeding, again we just keep an eye on her and wait. It's really quite frustrating for Dave and I. There really is nothing else to say about that.
On the plus side, we went to the dentist the next day. She no longer needs to be pre-medicated for that which is nice (giving your kid 1,000 mg of amoxicillin an hour before rushing to the dentist really is a pain) and she inherited Dave's fantastic teeth. They always say you should look at someone's teeth when you marry them. Obviously Dave never got past my sparkling smile to realize that we have bad teeth in my family. So far the kids have lucked out and take after him!
Hopefully next month will bring better platelet news!