Day 4

Dad had a fairly good night and a good breakfast. His nurse came in about 8:00 and said his hemoglobin was low and that he needed some blood today. So we're currently in the treatment center waiting for the usual doctor visit and waiting for the blood transfusion to arrive. He will require 2 bags of blood...standard procedure. It will take about 3-4 hours ...it's a slow drip, I guess. Dad's currently sleeping in the recliner here...he's really tired, but that's understandable due to his white blood cells being just about zeroed out (.1) and his hemoglobin low, and the platelets are still going down. He has a little way to go before needing a platelet transfusion, but my guess is that will be tomorrow. This is all normal for all of this to be going on. The nurses are on top of everything and are very good about checking up on him and asking him all sorts of questions to try to catch things before they become a problem. Dad just needs to rest today and sleep when he feels like it. He's not feeling bad, other than being tired. I'll post a bit later today.