Stem cell collection yesterday went very well. It took about 4 1/2 hours and they were able to collect more than they thought, however Mark is there again this morning for more. Mark said it was painless, although a bit daunting at first after noticing all the equipment in the room. It made him very tired though and he slept through most of it. Mark has had some serious bone pain that was keeping him from getting a good night of sleep so being able to sleep through the collection process was a treat.
Mark is one of the very few that have started collection before day #15 (he started on day #12). His white blood cell count never dropped all the way to zero before it started going back up. What this means is that he never lost his immune system completely.
After the stem cell collection is complete, Mark and Dianna should be able to go home for a couple of weeks. Their daughter, Brittany, is getting close to having a baby so hopefully the timing will work out and they will be home for that.
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Sounds like everything is going great. We were going to come see you saturday but shane said you were in the hospital so we did't. Hopefully we can get a chance to run out when you get to go home. Hang in there bud. We love ya.
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