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Sunday, April 27, 2008
Getting Unhooked and Preparing to Return Home
By JSP
JayBee completed all 14 of the IL-2 treatments during this second round, one more than the first time. The floor doctor just came in and checked JayBee out, giving us indication that he could possibly leave the hospital today...which is wonderful news. The last time he was here, they moved him to a dark unpleasant room out of the ICU to recover for two days. The second day was nearly impossible to deal with since JayBee so badly wanted to be done and at home. This time if we can avoid an extra day at the hospital, I believe his recovery will start that much earlier. Who wants to stay in the hospital anyhow.
They have already disconnected the IV feeds to the PIC in JayBee's arm. The nurse is in the room now and taking off the monitors and asking to take out the PIC. JayBee will soon be free of that and is happy His temperature is normal and vitals also returning to normal. We are also packing up the stuff here; food, clothes, computer. We got a very beautiful orchid from our friends Morgon Mae, Jamie, Patrick and Marcos. We have to be careful to protect it from the unusually chilly weather we have this weekend. It snowed about an inch yesterday...after having a couple days in the 70's earlier in the week.
JayBee will be home from work this week, recovering. His sister Julie from Denver will be here until Tuesday. Wednesday our close friend from Holland, Cees will arrive for 5 days. He will be a welcome, pleasant and helpful friend in our household.
Several weeks will pass until we know more about how successful these IL-2 treatments are. The doctor mention after two rounds of treatments, typically they will use MRI, CT and PET scans to evaluate the status of the cancer. JayBee does not like any of these tests either, however it will give us definitive answers to the question if these harsh treatments are worthwhile in weeding out the cancer.
They have already disconnected the IV feeds to the PIC in JayBee's arm. The nurse is in the room now and taking off the monitors and asking to take out the PIC. JayBee will soon be free of that and is happy His temperature is normal and vitals also returning to normal. We are also packing up the stuff here; food, clothes, computer. We got a very beautiful orchid from our friends Morgon Mae, Jamie, Patrick and Marcos. We have to be careful to protect it from the unusually chilly weather we have this weekend. It snowed about an inch yesterday...after having a couple days in the 70's earlier in the week.
JayBee will be home from work this week, recovering. His sister Julie from Denver will be here until Tuesday. Wednesday our close friend from Holland, Cees will arrive for 5 days. He will be a welcome, pleasant and helpful friend in our household.
Several weeks will pass until we know more about how successful these IL-2 treatments are. The doctor mention after two rounds of treatments, typically they will use MRI, CT and PET scans to evaluate the status of the cancer. JayBee does not like any of these tests either, however it will give us definitive answers to the question if these harsh treatments are worthwhile in weeding out the cancer.