Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Waiting

They went ahead with the bone marrow biopsy this morning even though the platelets were only up to 12K. Jordan's fever keeps returning despite infusions of Vancomycin, a broad-spectrum antibiotic, and Caspofungin, an antifungal, both indicated in the treatment of febrile neutropenic patients. He's in good spirits though, and looking forward to tonight's gaming session. He and Brianna have requested the use of a room with a large table for this evening's gathering.

Dr. Z. contacted Dr. Hawkins of Seattle to schedule an appointment, but alas, it could be at least two weeks before there's an opening. The scheduler and I are playing our own little game of phone tag. I also got a call from a doctor at the National Institute of Health yesterday. He asked a lot of questions, and then said he'd probably call back today, after discussing Jordan's case with his colleagues, and let us know if Jordan is eligible for one of their clinical trials. So we keep waiting, waiting for the phone to ring.