Day 22

Ellen has had a bad day today. Her bone marrow has taken a hit and, as such, all her counts were very low this morning (Hb 6.6, WCC O.6, Neut 0.06, Plt 8! for the medics). She has had a constant nose bleed which looks far worse than it is. On top of all this Ellen was given too much fluid over the past 24 hours so was very bloated and found it difficult to breath when she woke up. She was slightly brighter after a blood transfusion, two platelet transfusions and two lots of frusemide (a diuretic to help her wee off all the extra fluid). We are just hoping that this is not the start of a down turn and that she is better in the morning!