Jenene is back in the hospital tonight for observation, she has been having a bit of blood in her mucus while she has been blowing her nose the past two days, so we called the OHSU Clinic and they recommended that she come to the Emergency Department. While there she had her labs drawn and the decided to give her some platelets as her blood counts were low. After further discussions between the doctors, they decided to admit her overnight for observation, where they will take her blood every 8 hours and check to see what her levels are out periodically. The doctor (Dr. Hayes-Lattin: http://www.ohsu.edu/xd/health/services/providers/hayeslat.cfm) was actually surprised that she was admitted, because her counts were above where they were truly concerned. So she will MOST LIKELY be released tomorrow (Sunday, April 24, 2011).
Friday she had an appointment for her labs to be drawn, and they saw that they were too low (0.6 White Cells; 22.25 Red Cells; 26 Platelets) so they gave her 2 units of blood to get her counts up. An appointment that was supposed to be about an hour visit; turned into a five hour visit for her as they gave her the blood.
Earlier this week, she got an LP and some chemo with the LP, plus drawing out spinal fluid to test. You should email her about how well SHE handled the LP compared to how I handled the LP. LOL!
She had a meeting with her transplant doctor (Dr. Gajewski: http://www.ohsu.edu/xd/health/services/providers/gajewski.cfm?WT_rank=6) on Tuesday the 19th with Charlene and her Mom. They went over what they will both being going through with their treatments and the transplant procedures. I will give more information on her transplants and treatments when it gets closer to the time.
They will have another class and consultation with Dr. G on April 28th. And then they will have appointments throughout the following two and a half weeks to take labs, x-rays and consult with the doctors. Jenene will be admitted on the 23rd (a week later then first reported) to the hospital to start her transplant.
Otherwise she is in good spirits. She has been trying to pack on the pounds so she is at a good weight when she goes back into the hospital.
She wants to plan a fundraiser within the next month (maybe a BBQ or Pizza Party). We will keep you posted.
Her charitable fund is with FirstTech Credit Union If you wish to donate to her, please make the checks out to Jenene Philips and you can send them to either 1392 SE 64th Court Hillsboro, OR 97123 or 3543 SE Belmont St, Portland OR 97214.
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