I don't have that much to write about. The transplant itself was fairly uneventful. All this work to get there you would expect dancing girls and fire crackers to go off, but it only took about 30 minutes and it was done. Here's the pics....without the technical mumbo-jumbo.
Here is dad during the stem cell harvest. He put in a full day in the chair.
The lab techs, thawing the stem cells
Here's where they were stored. Probably the most exciting part cause of the liquid nitrogen. ooooo steam.
The precious stem cells are in the bright bag. So cool.
Here's what dad did during the transplant.
He got a little scratchy throat so he had some nebulizer and it helped. Here's dad doing a demo for the camera.
Then his face got a little hot after.
There you have it. The most anti-climactic transplant.
Dad is doing pretty good. He feels a little nauseated but that's it. His levels have started to drop and he should be neutropenic tomorrow or the next day. Please pray for protection.
Thanks everyone for praying during the transplant. We are positive that everything is going so smoothly because of this. I know I am so thankful.
Thursday, January 17, 2008
The Pics
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i am so glad that things went well. God does answer prayers
Thanks for the pictures Ang. It probably didn't look that exciting on the outside, but I bet if we could see what those stem cells are doing now we'ed be oooing and awwing alot.
I am so thankful that this all went as well as it did.
Thank you God!!!
Thank you for the post, Ang. It all looks very routine and mundane, but we who can't come visit your Dad really appreciate the pictures. I'm like Aunty Sue. Those stem cells are in there and if we could understand and see what was going on we would be having a party. We will continue to pray for protection while his body slowly recovers.
That's a great update. Thanks. Even though the pics may seem boring, they do help a lot for us out here to kind of understand. As the old saying goes, 'a picture paints a thousand words'
Praying with you all.
Hi John!!
Jientje speaking! Hang in there!!
Keep up the good work, I'm still praying for you!
it's great to hear the transplant was uneventful. Thanks for the pics, it's good to see John. Uncle Art talked to him the other night, and says he sounds good, and says he's feeling ok.
Great news, we will keep praying.
Thanks for the pics Ang and for coming to stay with me for the most anti-climactic event of the winter. We were all looking for this huge event and then before you knew it, it was done. Now here I am "changing on the inside, changing on the inside." There is a song with those lines in them. Anyway, doing well, keep praying and thank-you ever so much for all your prayers.
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