Thursday, May 20, 2010
Day +15
Hello everyone!
Patrick's recovery is going full steam ahead! His counts are all coming up nicely and he's feeling better every day. He's starting to eat again and he was released from confinement! He still can't go outside but at least he can leave his room and go for walks around his wing of the hospital.
Patrick will most likely be home within the next two weeks!
Thank you all so much for your love and support.
Gracias!
Patrick's recovery is going full steam ahead! His counts are all coming up nicely and he's feeling better every day. He's starting to eat again and he was released from confinement! He still can't go outside but at least he can leave his room and go for walks around his wing of the hospital.
Patrick will most likely be home within the next two weeks!
Thank you all so much for your love and support.
Gracias!
Friday, May 14, 2010
day +8
Hello everyone!
It's been eight days since Patrick's transplant and he is doing super well. We had a few very rough days but his white blood cells are coming back up and he is actually four days ahead of schedule in his recovery! His white cells are at .7 which is awesome, but he is in isolation and can't leave his room until they come up to 1.0. Needless to say, he's getting a little restless (scrabble to the rescue!). He's thrilled about his recovery and he asked me to thank you all for your friendship and support. He misses you all very much and he can't wait to get out of this joint and see your smiling faces!
Gracias!
It's been eight days since Patrick's transplant and he is doing super well. We had a few very rough days but his white blood cells are coming back up and he is actually four days ahead of schedule in his recovery! His white cells are at .7 which is awesome, but he is in isolation and can't leave his room until they come up to 1.0. Needless to say, he's getting a little restless (scrabble to the rescue!). He's thrilled about his recovery and he asked me to thank you all for your friendship and support. He misses you all very much and he can't wait to get out of this joint and see your smiling faces!
Gracias!
Monday, May 10, 2010
Day +5
Hello Everyone! So sorry I haven't been able to post over the last few days. I've been having issues with Blogger and couldn't get signed on.
Wednesday was the big day! Seamus finished up the collection process with a total collection of five million stem cells! He did an awesome job! (Thank you Seamus!) At the end of his procedure, his hemoglobin count was low and his doctor thought he might need to receive blood. Four hours and a nice steak later, his doctor was happily surprised to find that his counts were back up to normal. These O'Sheas are a strong bunch!
Patrick's transplant went well. He received Seamus's stem cells via his PICC line over two hours. The following 14 days will be the toughest. It takes about two weeks for Patrick to start producing his own white blood cells. Then the healing can begin. It's a hard road but Patrick is keeping a good attitude. He's pushing through and looking forward to healthy days ahead.
Thank you all for your continued support! I'll update you again in a couple of days.
Gracias!
Wednesday was the big day! Seamus finished up the collection process with a total collection of five million stem cells! He did an awesome job! (Thank you Seamus!) At the end of his procedure, his hemoglobin count was low and his doctor thought he might need to receive blood. Four hours and a nice steak later, his doctor was happily surprised to find that his counts were back up to normal. These O'Sheas are a strong bunch!
Patrick's transplant went well. He received Seamus's stem cells via his PICC line over two hours. The following 14 days will be the toughest. It takes about two weeks for Patrick to start producing his own white blood cells. Then the healing can begin. It's a hard road but Patrick is keeping a good attitude. He's pushing through and looking forward to healthy days ahead.
Thank you all for your continued support! I'll update you again in a couple of days.
Gracias!
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Day -1
Seamus was admitted into COH today. He started his stem cell collection and will continue tomorrow morning. He did very well! (Thank you Seamus!) The human body contains 5.1 liters of blood. Seamus cycled 21+ liters of blood over six hours! That means his entire blood supply went through the centrifuge system just over four times. Wow!
Patrick had a rough day...Nausea, headaches and very tired / a residual of his conditioning. His spirits are high,though, and he's looking forward to his transplant tomorrow. Time for bed now...big day tomorrow!
Thank you all for your continued support. Your prayers and well wishes make all the difference.
Gracias!
Patrick had a rough day...Nausea, headaches and very tired / a residual of his conditioning. His spirits are high,though, and he's looking forward to his transplant tomorrow. Time for bed now...big day tomorrow!
Thank you all for your continued support. Your prayers and well wishes make all the difference.
Gracias!
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Day -3
Patrick started his immune suppressant therapy today. It's a combination of drugs called Tacrolimus and Sirolimus that will help prevent graft vs host disease when he receives his transplant.
His doctors are monitoring his white blood cell count, blood platelets and hemoglobin levels. These values will be dramatically decreasing over the next 72 hours in preparation for his transplant on Wednesday.
Patrick is doing well. He says he's, "Hangin' in there!" He surprised his nurses today by walking out to the lobby and soaking up a little sun by the windows. After his chemo, they didn't expect him to be getting out of bed at all! My Hero!
His doctors are monitoring his white blood cell count, blood platelets and hemoglobin levels. These values will be dramatically decreasing over the next 72 hours in preparation for his transplant on Wednesday.
Patrick is doing well. He says he's, "Hangin' in there!" He surprised his nurses today by walking out to the lobby and soaking up a little sun by the windows. After his chemo, they didn't expect him to be getting out of bed at all! My Hero!
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Day -4
Today was a rough day. Patrick had his four hour chemo infusion and his conditioning is now complete. He's exhausted. He slept most of the afternoon but he is doing very well. He'll have intravenous nutrition starting tonight to keep his weight up. His taste buds are all screwy and everything tastes bad...his favorite chewing gum tastes like play dough. Fortunately this is only temporary.
Now, a little channel surfing and then off to bed.
Oh! Patrick's cousin Fran shared something funny with me...Some of you may know that today was the Kentucky Derby. Well, there was a horse called "Paddy O'Prado" in the race! And he finished in 3rd place! Good job Papa!
Buenas noches!
Now, a little channel surfing and then off to bed.
Oh! Patrick's cousin Fran shared something funny with me...Some of you may know that today was the Kentucky Derby. Well, there was a horse called "Paddy O'Prado" in the race! And he finished in 3rd place! Good job Papa!
Buenas noches!
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