Day +2

 It's Saturday.  A day to sleep.  But. Our appointment was at 7:30 AM today!

It's amazing how different the Froedtert City is on Saturday compared to a weekday.  We got checked in and ushered to our room.  We were just in one of the bay rooms (with a curtain door) and not an actual room, which made us feel very hopeful for how long our appointment was going to be!  

SPRING BREAK 2025!

When we met with our nurse, she explained Andy was the "most stable" of the patients at the day hospital, so that's how we got the bay.  She didn't expect Andy to need any additional infusions, so we should be in and out quickly.  

We got Andy's weight and vitals.  They take his weight every day to ensure he's not unnecessarily retaining fluid.  And they drew his labs.  

Labs don't come back as quickly as they do on the weekdays, because everything has to go to Central Labs.  Slowly everything started to come back...We only got one surprise and that is that his WBC actually spiked because of the Neulasta shot he received yesterday.  The Neulasta shot needs to be received 24 hours after the transfusion to help his current bone marrow accept the new stem cells.  But this is seriously the cap for both WBC and ANC (15.9 and 15.58 respectively).  

We met with one of our PA who was really happy with our current numbers and results.  She confirmed that Andy wouldn't need anything additional transfusions and all we needed to do was wait for the attending to see Andy and we could head home.  

That was at 8:30 AM.  

By 10:00 AM, the attending still had not come down to see us.  Andy and I were trying to do laps around our little bay room.  Finally, the PA came back - the Attending got tied up with the inpatient side and didn't know when he would get to us - as such, she was discharging us to go home.  Hip Hip - Hooray!  

Shortly after we got home, my parents came by to pick up the kids who are spending a few nights with them.  We also had a visit from a dear friend that drove all the way from Madison just to deliver us some dinner (and amazing fresh fruit and dessert!!)   Andy's dad and step-mom stopped by shortly after that to say hi.  And in between all that - Andy unloaded our dishwasher.  You know.  No big deal...not like he didn't JUST have a SCT!

And then our house was quiet.  We ate some lunch and Andy decided to take a rest.  While he laid down I did a quick vacuum of our lower level (Andy shouldn't be in the same room I vacuum for 45 minutes after I vacuum). And then I sat down real quick to finish my cross stitch.  And Andy slept for 2.5 hours and I watched a movie and finished said cross stitch.  Yay for relaxing days!!  

We ordered some pizza for dinner.  Played some more dominos.  Faced Timed the kids.  

Day +2 was a good day - Ready for Day +3!