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Today John is officially neutropenic. He has no good infection fighting white cells. His day passes are over. He is feeling pretty terrible. The Melphalan nasties are here. They are called: Mucositis, an inflammation of the lining of the mouth, throat, stomach and it causes diarrhea just for a little added fun. Poor guy has spent the morning in the bathroom. The handout says that as the white cells recover so will the mucositis. Hmmmm...probably 10 more days to go. Please pray for John. He is miserable. Tomorrow they will start the GCSF injections. (growth factor) This can cause bone pain because it causes the bone marrow to produce cells. I remember that John did ache last time. Pray that this is not added to his misery.