Saturday, September 30, 2006
The wait is almost over
Yesterday, I finally learned all the details for my trip up to Wake Forest the next 2 weeks and the treatment itself. Here is what the schedule looks like:
Monday: 8am, check in at the Cancer Center to sign informed consent
Monday: 8:30am, radiology to have the abdominal catheter placed and fluid drained. Also, albumin will be administered to compensate for some of the protein being removed; chest X-ray and EKG
Tuesday: 7:30am, hospital admission for the day; infusion of the study drug over 3 hours, then 6 hours observation period; hopefully then discharge from hospital
Wednesday and Thursday: ????? depending on how I feel and how Tuesday goes
Friday: 7:30am, hospital admission for the day; infusion of the study drug over 3 hours, then 6 hours observation period; hopefully then discharge from hospital
Saturday, Sunday and Monday: Hopefully back home in Greenville
Tuesday: 7:30am, hospital admission for the day; infusion of the study drug over 3 hours, then 6 hours observation period; hopefully then discharge from hospital
Wednesday and Thursday: ????? depending on how I feel and how Tuesday goes
Friday: 7:30am, hospital admission for the day; infusion of the study drug over 3 hours, then 6 hours observation period; hopefully then discharge from hospital
My sister Karen is flying into Greenville on Sunday October 1 and returning to Michigan on Monday October 16. We will be driving up to Winston-Salem and staying at an Extended Stay America in a studio/efficiency unit for the first week. The second week, we'll play it by ear. I hope to have good news to report soon!
Monday: 8am, check in at the Cancer Center to sign informed consent
Monday: 8:30am, radiology to have the abdominal catheter placed and fluid drained. Also, albumin will be administered to compensate for some of the protein being removed; chest X-ray and EKG
Tuesday: 7:30am, hospital admission for the day; infusion of the study drug over 3 hours, then 6 hours observation period; hopefully then discharge from hospital
Wednesday and Thursday: ????? depending on how I feel and how Tuesday goes
Friday: 7:30am, hospital admission for the day; infusion of the study drug over 3 hours, then 6 hours observation period; hopefully then discharge from hospital
Saturday, Sunday and Monday: Hopefully back home in Greenville
Tuesday: 7:30am, hospital admission for the day; infusion of the study drug over 3 hours, then 6 hours observation period; hopefully then discharge from hospital
Wednesday and Thursday: ????? depending on how I feel and how Tuesday goes
Friday: 7:30am, hospital admission for the day; infusion of the study drug over 3 hours, then 6 hours observation period; hopefully then discharge from hospital
My sister Karen is flying into Greenville on Sunday October 1 and returning to Michigan on Monday October 16. We will be driving up to Winston-Salem and staying at an Extended Stay America in a studio/efficiency unit for the first week. The second week, we'll play it by ear. I hope to have good news to report soon!
