Still in the hospital, and still having fevers off and on. Michael is on several antibiotics, so we are watching. A big part of the problem is the viral bladder infection, which is what irritated his ureters, causing the need for the tubes into the kidneys. The kidney function has remained better since the tubes were put in.
The virus has also caused his platelets to drop, so he is needing frequent transfusions of platelets, right now about twice a day. They want to keep his levels higher since he has the tubes in his kidneys.
He also had some bleeding in his retinas in his eyes, but they said this should clear on its own.
Michael doesn't have much of an appetite, so his energy levels are low. We are hoping to wean the steroids a little more tomorrow, which should help the viral infection.
Our prayer requests are for the fever (and any infections to resolve) and for his platelets and blood counts to rise and for any GVHD to resolve so he can be weaned from the steroids.
Thank you so much for your continued support and prayers.
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