Consolidation 2 Update and Blood Transfussion

Since the start of Consolidation 2, Erika has been responding well to all the chemo, with the exception of her experiencing ringing in her ears, which keeps her up at night. I try to play soft music in the background but it doesn't appear to be working. Doctors believe it may be related to the chemo, vincristine, which may be affecting the nerves near her ears, but more observation is needed.

Update on CNS phase, after all the spinal taps, blood work, echo-gram (heart exam), all looks good. There were no signs of malignant cells and her heart is still beating strong.

Thank you to all who donates to help save lives.

Yesterday, Erika was in high spirit and energy. She had an appointment to get more blood work done to check her blood levels since the start of Consolidation 2. She was very low on red cells. She received two bags of blood. The first went in fine. The second bag she began to feel an ache in her lower back. A half hour later she was feeling pain at her lower back throughout her legs. They stopped the transfusion half way through. Erika was unable to walk and was feeling weak. At this moment her leg pains are still there and her lower back pains are managed through medication. The LDS hospital is doing a blood exam on the donated blood to check for any possible pathogens or such. Erika was winging off steroids  This may also be the cause of her pain. Overall, Erika tries real hard to be happy and joyful. She was paid a visit from a close friend last night which put her in a happy state. She's extremely excited for the whether and is anxious to be outdoors. She keeps talking about camping while she's is shivering in bed as I sweat beside her.