Sept. 8, 2013: Sunday – Moscow.
Well, seems the battery decided to charge a little for me this morning, so I can actually catch you up with everything that’s going on.
Below are the pieces of paper given to me by Dr. F showing my numbers for the day. The vampire comes in mighty early, to draw the blood so it can be ready for him to visit after breakfast. The number that I watch is the Leukocytes, this is my immune system dropping and kickin’ MS out the door. So, you can see I’ve had a steady drop, and today it’s 0.1 which is pretty darn close to as bottom as you can get. He said it will probably bottom out at .05, but then engraftment will begin to take place over the next 4-5 days. This is when those babies start to do their job and close the door on MS for me.
Sept. 5, 2013
Hemoglobin 120
Leukocytes 1.7
Platelets 94
Sept. 6, 2013
Hemoglobin 119
Leukocytes .33
Platelets 77
Sept. 7, 2013
HB – 122
Leuk – 0.16
Plt. – 62
Sept. 8, 2013
Hemoglobin 116
Leukocytes 0.1
Plts 48
So, happy dance is happening in my room right now.
Happy Dance
I actual feel pretty well, and just take naps as needed.
VW
A little Doobie Brothers for your morning..
Kickin' MS with HSCT 
Sep 08, 2013 @ 07:33:17
Yea, Vicki!! Happy dance, right now, right here in Maumelle, too!!! We love you! :))))))
Sep 08, 2013 @ 09:14:44
Fantastic numbers!!!
Glad that you got powered up to send along these numbers!!!
The “Peanuts” Happy Dance seems just right!
Love & Best Wishes from Roger & Diane
Sep 08, 2013 @ 10:19:00
Yeah!!!! Keep it up your body is doing what you want it to. You want those counts as low as thy can go so the new ones that your body produce are good and healthy and are free of MS!!! Hang in there the next few days will be a little rough as your body is so susceptible and energy may drop. We are praying for you friend. Love ya
Sep 08, 2013 @ 10:26:56
Awesome progress, thank you for sharing!
Sep 08, 2013 @ 15:36:40
Great news, Vicki! So glad things are going well. Hang in there! Still praying for ya! 🙂
Sep 08, 2013 @ 20:19:20
So happy to see those numbers, Vicki! Stay strong as we too are praying for you.
Take care my friend!