Wed Evening & Later Dec 14, 2005

Blood was drawn this morning; results of the counts came back and they are low. So that means that Stefan has to get Platelets and Blood. We are going to Lutheran General Hospital ER for the transfusion this time. It is around 5pm. Dr. Olga Frankfurt will be paged, and she'll let them know what she wants to be done while he is in the hospital. Stefan doesn't think he will be spending the night BUT you never know, hey might KEEP him like last time - overnight and then some. Will let you know of more results later.

The doctors in the E.R. saw Stefan around 7:30, then into a room around 11:45p.m. They need to keep him overnight for observation.

Well it is later, much later now - like 12:30a.m. Stefan has received one unit of platelets and first unit of blood in the E.R. When I left him, he was scheduled for a second unit of blood to be given tonight, or should I say during the night. His platelet count was down to 6 and his red cells were at 0.9 when they took blood in the E.R. at Lutheran General. He is being kept overnight (see I told you so) for observation till 7-8 a.m. I did have a bag packed this time. I am going back in the morning to pick him up.