We got to Huntsman around 9 this morning to begin the chemotherapy part of the bone marrow transplant process. A whole new set of staff and personnel to get to know and trust. He is anxious, but doing alright. I am grateful to the crazy December weather making my drives to Huntsman pleasant. The first chemo is a two hour one and then it is repeated in 12 hours. Dale will have a rest time in the middle, although, the nurse said they always take 4 AM vitals, blood labs, and check on him more frequently for everything else. He has already made it through this far today without too much problem. He reports only a headache. So far, they are keeping the central line in and will monitor it for possible problems beyond the blood clots. Dale's neck appears to be less swollen to me. If there is not progress, the doctor said they would take it out and access blood lines differently. This is -6 day of ?? I don't have their calendar yet, but the doctor explained the days before the actual bone marrow transplant is calculated as negative numbers until BMT begins at day 1. There it is: a new journey in this CANCER adventure.
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| Room 4531 BMT |
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| Ready to begin BMT chemo |
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