Dad’s Monday started early with a blood draw at 7:30 a.m. at the Moffitt Cancer Center at International Plaza (MIP). He then met with Mark Honor, physician assistant, at 7:45 a.m. Dad’s platelets are down to 13. His white blood cell count is low at 0.4, but his hemoglobin is looking fair at 9.5. Looks like the two bags of blood last week helped boost his hemoglobin. Dr. Sokol, hematology oncology, indicated that Dad should receive 3 shots of neupogen this week, on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, to increase his white blood cell count. At 9:30 a.m., Dad received his second infustion of brentuximab vedotin. During the first 30 minutes, Dad received his pre-medications of Tylenol and Benadryl. Dad then received the brentuximab vedotin for the next 30 minutes without any side effects. At 12:45 p.m., Dad received his 6th of 8 TSEB treatments. When he says that the TSEB treatments are “unpleasant,” I can tell he is biting his tongue from saying what he really thinks. Only two more rotisserie sessions left.
How to wash your hands.
I am already somewhat germaphobic (and claim that Dad passed that gene onto me), but with Dad’s weak immune system, I am constantly washing my hands. I am always barking at Husband, Son and Daughter to wash their hands. Today, Son stayed home from school due to a terrible cough. Mom is highly concerned that I will end up with the same terrible cough, which would impact my ability to be there next week for Dad’s move-in day. Dad will be admitted as an in-patient for his stem cell transplant next week on Thursday, February 4th.
Time for me to wash my hands.
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