Once Dr. Tricot signed the orders to proceed with the transplant, the frozen stem cells were brought in inside a capsule and then warmed up prior to injecting them back into Mark. He was then given two bags of saline. The entire process took about 4 hours.
Mark was given a bunch of meds to help his nausea. If he continues to be sick, he will be given more saline tomorrow. Apparently most people tend to get ill around day 5, but Mark's sickness started right away after the chemo. He has been very nauseous this afternoon, along with being exhausted. Hopefully he'll get over it soon and without contracting any infections.
For about the next 48 hours, Mark will smell like sweet corn! He will also have a nasty taste in his mouth. This is from the chemical that he was injected with that preserves the cells.
2 comments:
Oh my big boy. I see your blog and I want to be with you every minute. You'll always be my baby even if your such a man. I am just thankful that you've got such a good wife who has taken such good care of you. Her blessing will be many for seeing you through this. I love you son and hope this discomfort will be over for you soon. Love Mom
hang in there we all hope you get better soon and get over the bad part sounds like your doing good other wise keep your head up love all of us toni and the family :)
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