Transplant Minus X

Chemo Christmas Eve



Infusion Room at Compass Oncology

"This is Boring"

Pam is starting her final round of outpatient chemo today.  As I write this, she is dozing a bit in a recliner in the infusion room with an old movie named Polyanna playing on TV. This round of chemo will end on Saturday, Dec. 29th, so we are going to go to the Skamania resort on the 30th and 31st for some R and R. 

This will be her last chance to get out of Portland for many months.  After the effects of the chemo begin to take effect, about 2 weeks from now, she will become anemic and neutropenic again, so we will have to stick close to home for blood transfusions and begin to watch her closely again for any signs of an infection. After she begins to recover from this round of chemo, she will be admitted to OHSU for her transplant.

Babysitting

Pam and Austin
Dec 14, 2012

Pam got to babysit little Austin while Alyssa met some of her friends for brunch. Pam wants to get as much Austin time in while she is able.  She won't be able to be around babies for quite a while after the transplant process begins.

Timeline

I don't abuse cats (even though I don't like them much), I like kids under the age of 10, and I am friendly to old people.  Other than that, I have few virtues and patience is not one of them. My lack of patience with the unknown timeline for Pam's transplant has been making me a little less charming than normal. But now, we can at least guess that she will be admitted in the last week of January or first week in February.  Based on what we know about the process, she should get out of the hospital sometime in mid-March and off of the 100 days of isolation at home by late June or early July. 

Good to know.