Sorry for the delay in updating the blog. Sawyer came home last Wednesday June 27th) after three days at Strong Memorial. His ANC was still critically low upon discharge (.18 with normal being above 1.3), but all of his other blood counts were in, or close to, the normal range. Much to his delight, he was not held for another day. Despite the angst in the events leading up to admission, his spirit and attitude seemed to bounce back once at the hospital and as he started feeling better. He really seemed to enjoy interacting with the doctors, nurses and other medical staff and in turn, they did (do) a nice job of making him feel valued.
On Sunday (July1st) he had more lab work (i.e. blood drawn) and his ANC recovered nicely with a reading just over 1.3. This was good news since it meant that he could begin the 'interim-maintenance' phase of his treatment which started yesterday (Monday, July 2nd) and included a lumbar puncture (spinal tap), methotrexate, and the first round of the asparaginase. His next appointment is this Thursday (July 5th) for another round of asparaginase. He seems to be tolerating this replacement chemo quite well which of course we hope continues for the remaining eleven rounds.
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