They are keeping Jack on a low dose of the blood pressure medication and the levels are staying relatively normal. They had him much lower on the oxygen but had to raise him back up to 100% while they did the bronchoscopy to get another tissue sample from his lungs. The results of this will determine if the cancer is in his lungs. His platelet count after his most recent transfusion is in the 60s which is much better than it was during the day yesterday. His white blood cell count is around 72 (continuing to go lower each day), and the doctors believe that the cancer medication (Campath) may be able to get the count down even closer to normal levels. First, the oncology team is going to review his status tomorrow morning and then decided whether or not to continue with the next dose of Campath. They want to be certain that the drug isn't what caused his blood pressure to fluctuate yesterday.
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