Rough Start, Good Ending

Jordan's 14 day tests were today. This is where he gets another dose of chemo, and they put him under so that they can do a bone marrow biopsy. We were a little concerned that it wouldn't be less than 5% bad cells in the biopsy. On the 7 day test, there were still 35% bad cells. If it's over 5% on day 14, they change the treatment plan and include some chemo drugs with stronger side affects. It also means many more hospital visits.

The morning started out pretty bad. Jordan's bad experience last Sunday at the ER combined with a food deprived ravenous 3 year old (he couldn't eat due to the surgery), made him rather cranky. He wasn't happy about going back to the hospital, and would trade off saying "I don't want a pokey" and "I'm hungry."

Now the good news...
His surgery went fine.
The last couple of blood tests have shown his "blast" count is zero. It's expected, but good to see.
His 14-day bone marrow test came back with much less than 5% bad cells. They could even start to see healthy cells being created. YEAH!!! We still have a long road ahead, but this was a nice bit of good news. The next bone marrow test will be at day 28 (2 weeks from now).
Finally, the results of the test taken back when we were first admitted came back. It was negative for any bad genetic markers, and even positive for one that about 25% of kids with leukemia have. This particular one usually means that the kids respond well to their treatment.

Thanks for all the thoughts and prayers.

His blood counts look low as expected, so they want to have us go in on Saturday for a blood draw to make sure he doesn't need a transfusion before next Wednesday. Next Wednesday will be a routine chemo appointment.