Time for another update on the patient. So far the Busulfan and Fludarabene treatments have been going well. Lynn (and Gail) had a real long day at the hospital yesterday as they didn't get home until 8:30 pm or so. Both were troopers.
A couple of interesting notes - so far Lynn and her baby (the mega-bag of saline that she gets to lug around) are doing fine. Anything it takes so that she doesn't have to stay over night is fine by her - Gail almost got run over when it was time to go home last night. I forgot to warn her that when Lynn gets to go, she goes fast so they don't change their minds and keep her.
Some of the meds that Lynn has to take also make for interesting conversation. One of the possible side effects of Busulfan are seizures. So to counteract this she has to take Ativan which is an anti-anxiety, take the edge off kind of medicine. When it's in full swing, Lynn is quite 'relaxed' and you don't want to assume that she's catching all of the details of your conversation :)
Today was a relatively quick day at the hospital. Just the two chemo meds and we're now home for the day. The nurses told us to expect the same tomorrow. Monday will be the start of another drug called ATG (or Rabbit - it's derived from rabbits). In all likelihood she'll have to start staying at the hospital over night then until the transplant.
Anyway, that's the update. Patient and caregivers are all doing fine. Lynn's sister arrived on Thursday and started her injections today - they help boost the production of her stem cells so that she has lots to give on Wednesday.
Enjoy your Saturday. We'll post again soon.
Irena (aka Iggy)
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