In the hospital they refer to days as pre or post transplant (kinda like AD or BC) and today we are on Day -5. That means that he is 5 days away from transplant. Transplant day will be day zero, and then we will begin counting up from there.
Tim was finally admitted last night between 9:00 and 9:30 and chemo finally started around ,midnight. It was a very long day!! We are told the chemo will be moved to about 10:00 tonight.
Besides the lateness of the situation, the helipad is very close to his room and they were going in and out quite a bit last night. It will take a little getting used to but I think, eventually, he will not hear them as often.
We had a busy morning this morning as all the specialties came to visit Tim for the first time. We saw the dietician, physical therapy, pharmacist, and the Dr and PA. Tim was very excited that the physical therapist will continue with many of the same treatments he was receiving before coming here for his neck and back.
They encourage walking and even have ‘prizes’ for how many miles you walk. He earned his 5K badge today and will likely get the 10K one also. We are told that the record is 3 marathons. Given his competitive nature, I am sure he is striving to beat that!
He is a bit tired today but hard to tell if that is the chemo already or just the schedule we’ve had!!
PRAYER REQUESTS:
Cassie had a pretty hectic day today trying to get connected with work. It was a learning curve for sure! Prayers that we can fall into a routine and not have as many connectivity issues would be appreciated.
We are told that as his counts start to drop, that is when he will start to have the most trouble. A few days after transplant is typically when most start to have issues. Please pray that he is able to make it through as much of that as easily as possible.
PRAISES:
We are thankful that things are going relatively smoothly despite not getting here until late last night. Tim was able to take a little nap today but not enough that he won’t be ready for bed when the time comes. We appreciate all that have reached out to let us know they are praying! We feel the prayers and the love!
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