Finally Day 1 has arrived! Here is a picture of Stan as he is receiving the stem cell transplant. Nurse Joyce is checking to make sure every last drop is going into Stan. He is still feeling well today. He now receives medication that is an anti-rejection drug and a drug called Rituxin that is kind of chemo that will try to eliminate any leftover CLL cells that are in Stan (although after all his pre-treatment--I can't imagine that he has anything left!). He will get the anti rejection drug for a while now and will get IV-IGG (once a week) which will help to temporarily boost his immune system until the new stem cells take over and begin to work. He is about to take a shower and then we will walk before he gets his next drug.
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
DAY 1
Finally Day 1 has arrived! Here is a picture of Stan as he is receiving the stem cell transplant. Nurse Joyce is checking to make sure every last drop is going into Stan. He is still feeling well today. He now receives medication that is an anti-rejection drug and a drug called Rituxin that is kind of chemo that will try to eliminate any leftover CLL cells that are in Stan (although after all his pre-treatment--I can't imagine that he has anything left!). He will get the anti rejection drug for a while now and will get IV-IGG (once a week) which will help to temporarily boost his immune system until the new stem cells take over and begin to work. He is about to take a shower and then we will walk before he gets his next drug.
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