Sawyer has been able to clear the Methotrexate from his system remarkably fast. As of this morning his blood level was 0.17; his level needs to be 0.10 to be discharged. The doctors are confident that Sawyer will hit that number by late this afternoon. Therefore, Sawyer is going to receive one more dose of Leucovorin (A.K.A. 'the rescue drug' which binds to the methotrexate and helps get it out faster) and then we should be out of here by 3 or 4pm. Not surprising, Sawyer is psyched to be on his way home and be released from the IV leash.
(Later update: Sawyer did achieve the 0.1 level and has been discharged. Now home to catch up on some sleep! One week down, three more to go....) He will be taking an oral chemo drug every night for the next two months but won't need to go for any clinic visits between the hospital stays.
Yea! Good news!
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