18th August - 23rd August.

This week Logan took two steps backwards.
First he starting spiking fevers and feeling lousy, then he started getting stomach pains.
He had an xray which didnt show a great deal, so he had an ultra sound which showed inflammation of the bladder. The pain was getting pretty bad so he was put on fentanyl and was given a pump so he could give the painkiller to himself. The next morning he was still in alot of pain and it was discovered he wasnt getting the correct dose. To cut a long story short, he is now on ketamine and morphine because his pain became unbearable.
The cause of his pain is hemorrhagic cystitis, which is inflammation of the bladder. This is caused by either a virus which he has tested negative for so far, or from the chemo he received. The doctor said its more than likely the chemo.
Since thursday Logan has done nothing but pass blood and blood clots. At the moment he is getting large amounts of fluids to flush him out. Which causes other problems that I wont get into or I will be writing all night.
Friday he was made nil by mouth. Just when he had started taking his drugs orally it all had to stop. His stomach couldnt cope. Everything is IV again.
His NG feed had to stop also so now he's back on TPN.
It has been a very tough and frustrating time for him and I feel very proud of the way he has coped.
He can be feeling really terrible, but when someone asks him how his is he never complains he always says good. The nurses have worked him out now though and tease him about not complaining.
We do have good news though, his graft is looking really good. His cells are coming up most days.
His white cell count is 3.01 and his neutrophils are 1.18. If he didnt have this speed bump we would have left hospital and gone to Ronald McDonald House.
We also have another fart story: When Caitlin came up on friday she brought a fart machine up with her (Logan says thankyou Paul for the loan of it). This one is activated by remote, he pulled the usual stunt on the nurses which got a few laughs. One of the nurses dared him to do it to the doctor on rounds. On saturday morning it was a consultant we hadnt met before doing rounds so Logan put the machine under the covers and had the remote in his hand. The doctor said his thing then asked Logan if he could feel his stomach, Logan said "hang on" lifted his leg pressed the remote and let out a huge fart. The doctor thought Logan had really done one. The nurse had to let him know it wasn't Logan it was a joke. I still cant believe he did it, I didnt think he would go through with it.
 I'm not too sure how much longer we will be here, the doctors cant say how long it will take to come right, they just say things like "it can take a while" and "we can only treat the symptoms".
Logan has received alot of pictures, cards, goodies, texts and messages of support that we need to say a big thankyou for. It is very much appreciated and it brightens his day so thankyou.