A Small Blip on the Transplant Radar

I went with Kristen to her doctors appointment to make sure that she shared some of the health issues she has been having. Over the past 2 weeks or so, she has been nauseous at least 3 or 4 days a week. Many of them so nauseous that she hasn't been able to keep to her normal school routine. We saw her oncologist on Tuesday and were a little startled to find that her white count and her platelets had fallen below normal again. We were 90% sure this wasn't going to be a big deal but the other 10%...well, we weren't sure what to think. Outwardly we were calm but there was a little panic we were keeping on the down low. Today we had a follow up. Her platelets were down a little bit again and the lab work we were waiting on showed that she didn't have CMV. CMV is a virus that is relatively harmless unless you have a weakened immune system. So that left a little GVHD - Graft vs. Host Disease. The doc has increased her Tacro (short for Tacrolimus) and will be checking her blood labs a little more frequently. The Tacro is an immunosuppressive drug that is used with transplant. So say a few prayers that this is just a small blip on an otherwise non eventful transplant.