DAVE'S JOURNEY

Diagnosed in Nov. 2006 with lymphoma, stem cell transplant 2007, continued treatment and then diagnosed in 2010 with AML (leukemia) as a result of prior treatments. This is his story.........



Thursday, June 7, 2007

Making Progress

Another day of stem cell harvesting, and they have now collected 2.5 million stems cells (the goal being 5 million). We are pretty excited about that. The day again started at 7:30 with lab, followed by platelet infusion. Dave again had a reaction to the platelets even after being pre-medicated with Benadryl. Next time they will pre-medicate him with both Benadryl and a steroid, and will infuse the platelets slower. Sure hope that helps. He is having a blood transfusion now and should be done shortly. It sure makes for long days. Tomorrow is basically the same schedule and we sure are hoping they can harvest the remaining 2.5 million; it would really be nice to have a break this weekend, but we will do whatever it takes!
Posted by Jennifer at 6:18 PM

2 comments:

  1. AnonymousJune 7, 2007 at 10:20 PM

    Yeah! That's great news Dad! I'm so happy to hear that today went better for you! I'll be coming out to see you guys next week sometime.....I'm dreading the drive with the kids though! I love you and miss you -Molly

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  2. UnknownJune 8, 2007 at 4:59 PM

    Dave,
    That's great news that the stem cell harvesting is coming along.I hope they got enough today to finish up, if not,hang in there. Sorry to hear about those reactions you've
    had to the platelets, but I'm sure
    thats just temporary and you can handle it.Looking forward to coming out to see you next month. Talked to Craig yesterday and he may be coming
    near the same time or shortly after.
    Love you guys
    Robin,Karen, Allison,Aaron & Peyton

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