We now begin the "outpatient phase " of Stan's transplant. While it is great that he does not have to "stay" in the hospital--we are still here at the hospital for hours everyday. (and, for me ,it is very scary, that I am really in charge of all his meds and insulin shots and meals and exercise and Dr appointments and keeping his CVC clean and laundry etc.,etc.,etc,.!!!)
His blood counts continue to look a little better each day. Today he is receiving an IV bag of magnesium (his body looses alot of magnesium because of the drug Tacrolemus (which helps his body not to reject the new cells) and he is also getting an anti-fungal drug to make sure his CVC does not get infected--we will be here for about 3-6 hours today. Also, we will meet with his "team" which consists of a DR (Dr Kourhi) and his physicians assistant and a pharmacist. Later this week he will get IV-IGG to boost his immune system. We are also told that next week he will begin physical therapy to begin to build up his body slowly.
The outpatient clinic is on the 10th floor of the main building and is quite nice. They have a little coffee/tea area and there are juices and snacks available at the nurses' station for the patients. The food service also comes around for patient's lunch and dinner orders (which are free for the patients) (I will post some pictures tomorrow)
While here today--we had a magnificent view of a thunder and lightning storm going through Houston.
Talk to y'all tomorrow!
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