Bryan had his IVIg yesterday. They did a CBC first and found out that his platelets went down to 3. Then they started the treatment. They gave him 3 doses of the IVIg and it took about 6 hours. They gave him Benadryl and Tylenol before they started to prevent him from getting sick and it seemed to work pretty well. He threw up just a little last night and he got a headache right before bed. Much better than last time!
Today, they went in to get his platelets checked and found out that they went up to 44!! So they decided not to give him anymore IVIg treatment and she said that he was fine to go back to school.
Derek took him to school just a few minutes late and then 30 minutes later the nurse called me and said that she had Bryan there complaining of a headache. So I went over and gave him some Tylenol. I told her that the doctor said he may still have some side effects today. Then around 11, she called again because he was throwing up. Derek picked him up and he came home and slept. He didn’t want to eat or anything.
He’s doing ok now. He says his head still hurts, but otherwise he feels fine. He went to baseball practice tonight and didn’t have any problems!
Last October when he had the IVIg, his platelets were at 2 and after 2 doses, they went up to 30. Then within a week they dropped back down to 15 I think. We’re hoping that they continue to go up, but we’re still going to talk to her next week about treating him with something else before it gets that low again!
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So good to hear. I'm glad the treatment worked better, faster this time around. Hopefully it's a sign that things are improving for good!
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