Update at LDS

Erika's counts dropped yesterday, Monday, and she was given two bags of blood. Her body responded well. She did get a minor rash on her hands and chest but no pains. Doctors have concluded that her pain is caused by her being off of steroids and not the blood transfusion from last week Thursday (coincidence). Her next phase they will wing her off a more gradually. Regarding the blood test on the donated blood, it came back negative with no signs of pathogens nor contamination. Currently Erika's swelling have gotten worse. They have prescribed her a pharmaceutical diuretic to flush out her fluids. Today they are also taking her off of the pain pump to see if she can manage her pain using oral medications. If she can manage it, she can go home...hopefully tomorrow. Her strength level is better. She can walk to the bathroom and do her daily walks in the hallway using a walker.