Today, once again, we were on the road to Tom Baker Cancer Centre. First stop at the BMT clinic. Both of us were thinking we needed a requisition to take to the lab for blood work. Soooo we had arrived early because the waits can often be long. The nurse looks at Bob and asks "don't you have the CVC line in place any longer?". The blood can be taken from that port right here in the clinic-----right we knew that!!!! A chest x-ray later and the changing of the bandages and the removal of a stitch and we are waiting for Dr. Bahlis. One advantage to becoming part of the BMT group of patients is that the waits are not very long. Not sure if that is a real advantage but we will take it.
Dr. Bahlis comes in very smiley!!!!! Should Bob want to continue with the transplant, the team upstairs is willing to do it next week. The x-ray showed a bit of pneumonia but Bob still has a couple days of antibiotics left. We are to keep checking Bob's temp and ANY fever we are to call immediately.
We haven't been sent our new calendar yet but Bob goes back to the unit on Tues. BIG chemo on Wed. and stem cells to be transplanted on Thurs. (Aug.27). Unless that changes, as there are a number of transplants on Wed. ,it will depend on how those Wed. folks are and if there are others having a transplant on Thurs. We will only be 2 weeks behind what was planned.
Bob is doing all he can do to stay healthy. I would like to bubble wrap him with an oxygen tank attached through the bubble wrap. That way maybe he would be pristine. However we know that God is in control. Transplant has been stopped 2x now so we are in the Lord's care once again. This verse from Jer. 29 has given hope for many over the centuries even though it was written for the Israelites in approx 600 BC. "For I know the plans I have for you (Bob)," says the Lord. "They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope."
Thankyou Lord for Your Word that gives comfort and hope to us.
No comments:
Post a Comment