Today.... Jim's stem cells are being collected!!!!!!
He still has an infection from the Hickman line that was put in last Wednesday. They had to pull the line. He has been getting antibiotics via an IV every 12 hours ever since. Also he has had to get hydration because his kidneys are acting up due to the chemo he had last week. So, needless to say we've been spending a lot of time at the clinic.
They put in a temporary line so they could collect today. The good news is he just finished after 4 hours of mobilization here at UW hospital. We'll find out tomorrow if he has enough stem cells to go to transplant. They've told us that the transplant should take place at the end of February.
We miss all of you tremendously. We are trying to get permission to go to Spokane for a few days. But we're not going anywhere until Jim's infection is cleared up. Not sure what our schedule looks like pre-transplant. But should we go to the other side of the mountains we will let everyone know.
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