Art and ATG

Sorry for the late post. Blogger was down last night.

Max got his final dose of ATG yesterday. After sending it up so late on Tuesday, the pharmacy sent it up very early so it was done at a much better hour. Max once again tolerated it very well. His platelet count was down to 6 yesterday morning, so they transfused first thing. This wasn't a surprise to us. Because they didn't run a repeat CBC until after the ATG was done, I didn't find out what his platelet count was after the transfusion. Hopefully he got a good bump. His hematocrit was 23 and his ANC was up to 680, which is probably due to the steriods, but we will take that number. :)

The art therapist worked with Max yesterday and he loved her. He got to do a whole bunch of messy things. The therapist said it was nice to see a child who enjoyed art. Apparently a lot of the kids that she sees are not interested in it. She actually came back in the afternoon and played with him as well. Boston Parents newspaper (or something like that) is doing a story on the program and they took pictures of him decorating masks.

They will watch him for a couple of days now and see how he does. If he spikes a fever, then his stay will be extended. If not, he gets to come home.