C-Diff Positive (Day +213)

Hip, Hip, Hooray!

Alex is C-Diff Positive

What?
Wait, I thought C-Diff was a bad thing?
Why are you so happy about a bacterial infection in his colon?

I am happy, because the reason for his "intestinal trouble" is NOT due to GVHD, and after a 10 day course of antibiotics, he should be just fine.

If the issue had been GVHD (Graft Vs. Host Disease) related, the doctors would have ordered a "scope" of his digestive tract, and he would have been put on steroids, and possibly immune-suppressants again.

So, hip hip hooray - Alex has something that can be treated without backsliding on his treatment.

All is good today! Happy Friday the 13th to all of you!

100% (Day +211)

In school, we know that most often, a grade of an "A" is bestowed on those with a score of 90-98%. And an A+ is usually reserved for those achieving over 99%.

I am SO happy to report that Alex has a *perfect* A+ score of 100% Chimerism! Which means, he has 100% donor cells!

He is still having some intestinal issues, so the doctors want to do a few tests to rule out a "stomach bug" before looking at possibly restarting some steroids, to reduce any GVHD that might be the culprit.

We are hoping for a stomach bug, and that Alex's body continues to "regenerate" into a healthy boy!