Be Drug Free.

Well, Olivia handled the bone marrow aspiration like a pro. It took about the same amount of sedation as it would take to knock out a large elephant to get her asleep, but once that was accomplished the procedure went very smoothly. She did drop her sats, heart rate, and blood pressure very quickly when the sedation hit her, but they were able to give her some fluid and increase her oxygen to get her to come back up just as fast.
Right now, she looks like the poster child for a reason to stay drug free. Her eyes are glazed over, she's pretty combative, and she is just wavering her little head around. It's really pretty crazy looking. Anyway, they said her sedation could take a couple of hours to completely wear off.
The hematologist from St. Jude seemed pleased with the samples he was able to get. He was not able to get the actual spongy part of the bone marrow. After two unsuccessful attempts, he said he was comfortable with what he got. He will have some information tonight, and the rest will take a few days to a few weeks. We should be able to find out if the blood cell breakdown is happening within the bone marrow or if it is being caused by something else in her body by tonight. Anyway, she's seems to be doing well and we are anxious to get any results to see if we can figure stuff out. They are stll throwing around the possibility of leukemia, but we'll have to see. It could be anything - this is Olivia, you know!
Anyhow, thanks for always keeping us in your prayers. Things always seem to happen so fast around here.