Bonnie update: from Michelle E.

I just read Stacy's note on the blog and thought I would add some details. Basically, they are going to send a tube down Bonnie's throat to take a swab of her
stomach and colon to see if she has chronic Graft-vs-host disease (the medical term for this went in one ear and out the other as Bonnie said it). If she does have chronic GVH, it is treatable but she will be on prednasone for 6 months and prednasone is a drug that Bonnie simply despises. They are worried because of her nausea and because she hasn't been able to keep weight on since she was released from the hospital. However, these symptoms could also be caused by the massive doses of magnesium that Bonnie has been taking. Yesterday she took a third of what
she had been taking and she felt much better. So, it is another situation of wait and see. Also, if they can figure out what exactly is going on with her and then get it all under control, they may send her home after Thanksgiving. She would spend a huge part of every day at UCSF clinic but at least she would be home! They just need to understand exactly what is going on and then UCSF can administer all the proper meds.

Michelle