Well after getting a late start out of Albany yesterday (3/12) and traveling yet again through the rain, dark and road spray, we arrived in Boston around 8pm.
We rose this morning to meet a 7:00am appointment with the BWH radiology department who were so kind to place my Hickman. I cannot say enough about the staff of these facilities. Everyone is just wonderful.
The Hickman went in without a hitch. I am a little sore but its like a slight muscle strain.
After that we shot over to the doctors office and I had some blood work done and a neupogen shot.
We then went for a nice walk, had lunch and relaxed for the afternoon. The nurse called and said the CD 32 level which measures the concentration of stem cells was at 5.5.. that's good.. it has to be above 5.0 to have a pheresis done.. but the nurse wants to give me a mozipil shot to bump the CD32 level even more.
So we are going over tonight at 7pm to get the shot and will be reporting at 7am for my first pheresis. The pheresis will be done through the Hickman.. so no needle sticks.. its just going to be a long boring day.
more tomorrow...
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