Just a quick update for today - Ed is back over a the stem cell collection unit this morning. Yesterday they collected 36,000 of the 2 million stem cells they need for the procedure. We were hoping for more, but it just means some extra days of collection til we reach the goal. Thankfully, its not a painful process, just boring to laying in bed hooked up to machinery. But he can watch movies or listen to a book on tape or read magazines, so that will help make the time go faster.
I'm back at the hotel working, paying bills and organizing my lists. We'll meet up for lunch land then go to the physical exam and lab appointments this afternoon, then back home to Thousand Oaks, hopefully before rush hour traffic. Ed will probably have to come back tomorrow for more collection, but the permaport surgery went well and he's just got a litle chest soreness, not enough to keep him from driving. It's so much more comfortable for him than having to have IVs in each arm and get constantly poked for the collections. He gets enough of that with the blood tests and Neupogen shots.
We're hoping for a weekend of beautiful weather -- it will be his last weekend at home for a while and it would be nice to get out and enjoy some sunshine - keep your fingers crossed!
Happy Birthday Zanners!
Hi Ed and Liz, glad to finally be able to post again :) I'm sure you've missed my rhetoric :)
ReplyDeleteCongrats Ed on all your progress I had no doubt you could gain the upper hand! I just got back from a whirlwind week in Chicago and Atlanta so hope to be home for awhile. Keep up the good work and maybe they can use that tractor you bought to increase their harvesting quantities so you dont have to go so much!
Love you guys, TC
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