Valerie had her early 30 day bone marrow biopsy and things went as well as they can with procedures like that and we are grateful. She had her usual blood work done in the morning and everything looked great! Her WBC's are growing nicely, platelets and RBC's holding and really the only thing she has needed recently is Magnesium because one of her pills depletes it. We are grateful for all of the new science and meds but it appears that most of her bad symptoms are side effects of the handfuls of meds she needs to take every day.
After the biopsy her doctor had asked them to wait so he could talk to them. Apparently he had news of the genetic testing that was being done on Valerie and Vanessa's cells. According to DNA and genetic markers, Valerie and Vanessa are IDENTICAL!!!! For those of you who do not know this has been a debate for many years. The doctors when they were little argued about it for one reason or another (I was 4, I don't remember why) and well, look at them here...
After the biopsy her doctor had asked them to wait so he could talk to them. Apparently he had news of the genetic testing that was being done on Valerie and Vanessa's cells. According to DNA and genetic markers, Valerie and Vanessa are IDENTICAL!!!! For those of you who do not know this has been a debate for many years. The doctors when they were little argued about it for one reason or another (I was 4, I don't remember why) and well, look at them here...
You see the reason for the debate but look at them here...
Clearly, Science knows more than our eyes do! The great news is that the doctor lowered Valerie's anti-rejection drugs by half and he said he might be able to lower them again sooner than they thought because well, it is harder to reject your other half! Another miracle because we are pretty sure the anti meds are the ones making her so sick.
It will take a few days for the biopsy results to come back, especially with the holidays so just keep praying and I will let you know asap.
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