Today Don and I saw the doctor. I was concerned he might send us home because of my cold...but he said I was doing everything I was suppose to. Just keep wearing my mask and washing my hands. So we are still a go!! Tomorrow Don will have his CVC line put in and his port removed at 11 oclock. After he leaves recovery we will return to our hotel room and pack, he will be admitted to the hospital tomorrow night for a three day stay for his first chemo here at MDA. He will be recieving two of the three same chemo drugs he had at home. He will be recieving Ifosphamide (I) and Etoposide (E). At home we recieved (C) Carboplatin ....thus the nickname ICE. Now without the C Don says he wont be recieving ICE but IEEEEEEE.....sounds cajun to me..LOL. You can see he still has his sense of humor. His spirits are still up.
After his first chemo he will be outpatient for a few days and give his self Neupogen shots to bring out the stem cells in his blood. When his blood is ready they will let us know and he will begin harvesting. This process is long and drawn out. Now we know we will probably be here for the entire two months. One step at a time. And that is how we take it...just one day at a time. Please pray Don does well on his chemo this week, and has few if any side effects. He tolerated this regiment of chemo drugs well at home, but we are told when the week comes to kill off the remaining stem cells after harvest, the regiment will be much worse and of a different kind. But for now, he is doing well.
I will be updating his blog either tomorrow or Thursday and keep you posted. I pray I will have good news then and be saying he is doing well.
Blessings to All,
Don and Kathi
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