| March 27, 2004 Saturday Day +23 of Transplant The clinic appointment Thursday went pretty good, besides the temper tantrum. She was seen by a different Nurse Practitioner and Physician, so that's usually very stressful for her. Her labwork was acceptable, but with the decreasing trend in her hemoglobin there's a possibility of a blood transfusion at her Monday appointment. On Monday they plan to start her on oral Accutane. Studies have shown that high doses of Accutane (13-cis-retinoic acid), a common Vitamin A derivative that is used in treating acne, can stop the growth of some neuroblastomas. I told Dr. Yanik that we'd take five gallon please :) Please say extra prayers for Paige this week as her follow-up scans are scheduled for Thursday. Thanks for taking the time to check Paige's site. We'll update again Monday evening when we return from Ann Arbor. Love, Andy, Sandi & Paige |
| Labwork 3-25-04 WBC 9.1 (9,100) Hemoglobin 8.9 Platelets 83,000 ANC 7,100 |