Doctor's appointment went well today. Blood levels are doing what they are supposed to do. Doctor was actually surprised how quickly Dale was released from the hospital from the transplant. Dale is like the textbook example, sans the continuous diarrhea and nausea. He told Dale people normally stay at least 3 or 4 days beyond what Dale did. However, because of the consistent issues from the last chemo-treatment, the doctor wants to see him one more time making sure Dale continues to heal.
This doctor will see him next week to finalize this phase and then at 100 days and one year mark. At each of those appointments further testing will be done, as they were to begin the bone marrow transplant process, to make comparisons in the healing. In the meantime, radiology will check him over ensuring there are no cancerous tumors anywhere. That appointment is yet to be determined when it will be.
Another bonus: the central line will be taken out on Monday. No more need for it especially since it causes the blood clots. I will not have to inject him with the enoxaparin after Sunday morning so blood clotting will be okay to take the line out. Nor will I need to flush the lines anymore after Monday! Healing is on the way. Yippee! But what do I do with all those supplies (injections, flushes, etc.)?
This morning's activities, though, wore Dale out. The heal will be s--l--o--w! From this point forward, as far as I know, there is only checkups and healing on the way. Dale will go back to his mantle cell lymphoma doctor in the next couple of weeks and I think they will also do their checkups periodically. Nurses insisted that Dale needs to take time to heal properly and not try to rush into normal routines. I need to ask about the continuous face mask requirements, immunization time schedule, and restricted cooking guidance.
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