Another long day. Just got home from the pharmacy. We were at UCLA from 8:00am until 5:15pm. I am happy to report that his first day of harvesting went well. They are looking to collect 2 million CD34+ stem cells/kg per patient weight (what ever that means?) and they got 1.73 million! Just a little bit more needed. So we are back to UCLA tomorrow for another long day.
Although his white cell count (over 12.0) and platelets (69!) were up, his red blood cells were way down. So after lunch he got 2 pints of blood. Hopefully he won't need anymore tomorrow. And we discovered a budding infection on the tip of his finger. Apparently when he was trimming his nails the other day he cut one too short...ta da infection! This just shows how vulnerable he is right now. That's why I had to go to the pharmacy.....more antibiotics.
Tomorrow after the harvesting he will be examined by the nurse practitioner who will determine if he is healthy enough for the transplant. I believe this will be the last hurdle to pass. Whew! They will also check to see if he'll need more blood or platlets. So for now adieu...I'm going to finish my dinner and take it easy.
Thankful and praising the Lord.
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