Day + 1

Day 1

Jordan’s Levels Normal Range
Weight 54.8
WBC 0.33 3.84 to 9.84
Hemoglobin 11 10.8 to 13.3
Platelet Count 40 175 to 345

Jordan was given Cefapine today and within a couple of hours broke out in red blotches on her knees and elbows. It does not itch, but they suspect it is an allergic reaction to the Cefapine, which she has had many times before now. They gave her Benadryl to correct the reaction. The transplant will cause changes in her bodies reaction to numerous things, including allergic reactions to things she might not have been allergic to in the past.

She has very bad diarrhea which is also common during transplant. She tested positive for C-Diff which is a normal bacteria that we all carry around, but when you don’t have an immune system, it causes diarrhea.

She is still feeling terrible, lots of nausea and vomiting. She can’t keep any food down no matter how hard she tries. She’s losing more weight and she is resigning herself to having an NG Tube inserted into her nose that will go down to her stomach. They push nutrition through the tube and even some of her medications that are typically in pill form. They get them in liquid and use the tube instead of having her swallow it.

She did get a massage today, which she seemed to enjoy quite a bit.

She also got her first dose of Methotrexate today. This is a chemo drug that she will receive on Day 1,3,6, and 11. It’s a very small dose of only 15 mg used to suppress both her and the donor’s T-Cells to help prevent rejection.