First signs of engraftment

Some great news! Ryan's neutraphils are at 200 this morning. That means that the process of engraftment is beginning. The doctor said he expects Ryan will have fully engrafted within about a week, then we'll be hanging out waiting for his counts to come up and get past that window of accute GVHD. Still no signs of GVHD, so we're hoping for the best. The week has been a stressful one, but we're really happy about this morning's news. We love you all and appreciate your continued caring and concern. 

Ryan has been mostly out of it today. He's still having quite a lot of pain. He is doing his very best to get out of here though. He's trying really hard to eat so he can get off TPN. He's trying to use his pain pump less. They definitely won't let you out of the hospital if you're on TPN or a pain pump. He's also trying to move around, walk, etc. This gets pretty tricky when you're a falls risk, but we're doing the best we can. I'm trying to be up here as much as I can so he has help in staying awake for even part of the day in order to do some of these things. I'm sure he'll want to give a more complete update when he feels up to it, but I wanted to give a brief update while I had a minute. 

Highlight of my day was giving the grocery store sushi a try. Surprisingly delicious. Also scored a free latte from Einstein Bagel. I go buy my $1 whole wheat bagel and there's a free coffee coupon on the receipt if you fill out their online survey. So I do. Then I go buy my $1 bagel and get my free coffee. Rinse and repeat. This can't last. 

Well, you should get back to work or your kids or your life. I will get back to Ryan.