Monday, February 8, 2010

Day 0.  The transplant is finished and all went well.  Casey feels fine, only a little tired.  We were in the room with him while they did the transplant.  I took photos and will post them when I get my home computer fixed.  I got a virus and it has been acting up ever since, but I have been a bit busy to try to get these little chores done.  Not that I have really been doing anything other than hanging out with Casey.  It just makes me feel better to be with him.  They brought the stem cells in the room in what looked like a garbage can filled with dried ice.  Then they put it into a warm water bath to thaw it out and Dr. Ehmann injected it into him through a giant syringe.  There were 2 people here from the transplant team, Dr. Ehmann and a chemo nurse.  It was really quite uneventful, which was fine by me.  The equipment was the most impressive.  They said the stem cells have already gone into his bone marrow.  So now we wait for them to take over and for his counts to recover.
Tomorrow is Stevie's birthday, so we had a little birthday celebration because we were all together.  That is a rare thing these days.  Tomorrow we start counting up, and they are expecting to see his new stem cells take over around day 14, but everyone is a little different.  As for the odor coming out of Casey, I would not say it smells like garlic.  I'm not sure how I would describe it.  Hopefully it is the smell of sweet success.
Peggy

5 comments:

  1. HI CASEY, I HOPE THESE CELLS WORK REALLY FAST BECAUSE I MISS YOU VERY MUCH. MY LOVE AND PRAYERS ARE ALWAYS WITH YOU.

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  2. What a terrific birthday present for Stevie. She probably doesn't care if she gets any other gifts now. Wanna bet. Love ya both and Casey get well real fast and Stevie have a Happy Birthday.

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  3. Oh that is such great news!!! Great job, Casey!!! We smell success all over this :-)

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  4. I read your post with tears in my eyes knowing the relief that you all must feel with this behind you all! Peggy, you always have a way of making everyone smile even on a dark day. Your posts have been wonderful and we thank you for doing them. Our thoughts are with you all every day get well soon Casey ...your kids miss you!
    Betty

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  5. My thought are with you, WMD, and your family. Got a story for you: I watched the Super Bowl in downtown Chapel Hill and I was with these girls and this guy came up to us was like, "Man, I'd love to be down at the French Quarter to party right now." I ignored him and the girls laughed at him. He taps me and says, "Whats your problem? I was just trying to make conversation." I turn around and put on the meanest mug I could and said, "I'm a Philly fan. I'm here for beer. Get the "heck" away from me and me friends or I'll end you." Girls and bartenders all laughed at this guy. He then opens his dumb mouth and says, "Dude, I'm a Pitt fan! We're practically brothers!!" At this point I unleash all seven circles of Dante's Inferno on him and this poor dude walked off in tears!!! Thought that'd make you proud between the fact that I made a dude cry with just my words and I stood my ground as a Philly fan and still acted like they were the best team in the world despite them not in the big game.... Get better, buddy.

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