February 18, 2009: Hello Everyone, Jill went for her second blood test on Monday. The technician started drawing the blood and the vein must have collapsed because nothing came out. Jill started feeling nauseous and dizzy. Her color changed and the technician went to get Ernie (her father). She started feeling hot and took her mask, gloves, and headscarf off. Ernie tried to help her reach the bathroom but she collapsed while walking to the bathroom. The technician and Ernie lifted her on to a table to lay her down. She was out for about one and a half minutes. All she remembers is walking and then opening her eyes to find she was lying on a table. She immediately sat up and began vomiting. Ernie said she was ice cold and he wanted to call 911, but the technician said it happens all the time.
I notified Dr Burt who wants her to see a cardiologist asap because of the family history of Cardiomyopathy (sudden death).
Her blood results are in and her platelet count is still high 665. Her white blood count is low 3.6. A few other counts also came back low.
It may take some time for everything to return to normal. She came home and slept for three hours. She has been completely exhausted and she say's her memory is a little hazy. This will all pass soon and she'll be on track again. She's a strong young woman and compared to the transplant and what she went through this is nothing.
BTW Today is Jill's Birthday! Her new birthday is the day she had the Stem Cell Transplant: January 22, 2009.
Love,
Doreen
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I have been following Jill's blog for some time now and hope Jill is doing as good as can be expected. You are a strong family and it is about time God answers some of your prayers. I hope Jill's health and well being are getting stronger each day.
ReplyDeleteThinking positively!!