10/01/2007 Evening Update

October 2nd, 2007 by shahin

There is good news and not so good news.  Shahin’s white blood cell count is in the 6,000 ranges.  That is fantastic news.  Furthermore, there seems to be no longer an obstruction between his stomach and his intestine, so there is a good chance that one of the tubes (the one going into his stomach to pump out what cannot be passed through) out within the next day or so.

The not so good news is that the cat-scan revealed that the walls of his intestine are still inflamed and thickened.  Not the worst of news given all other positive signs, but we would have liked to have seen a bit of normalcy by now.  What this means is that the medication being administered in three different ways will continue for the foreseeable future.

Overall, his awareness and sense of humor is well honed, and all his other vitals are holding steady (except his heart rate, which was up to 120 range most of the day).

Daily score: holding at 6.5.