T-PLL Update

So what has happened since the last update on Saturday?

Sunday, father’s day, was a good day for Bill. We took at ride to visit his sister Margy and her family. His son William and his grandson’s Adrian and Alex were there to see him as well. The visit was very nice, but towards the end Bill developed a low grade fever. By the time we got home the fever was gone.

Monday was Campath treatment number 8. After a trip to the infusion center for the injection Bill made a visit to my office. It is always nice to see Bill during the work day. My staff also appreciates a chance to see Bill, even if he is wearing his mask. We left to go to the appointment with Dr. Castro. The blood work showed that Bill’s neutrophils are down to 3,000, but still looking good at 1,000 above the low end of normal. The WBC is lower than normal at 3,190, normal is 4,500. I was able to get Bill an appointment for Tuesday to see the surgeon who eventually implanted the port.

Tuesday after the visit to the surgeon Bill went to the hospital to register for the procedure. He was put on the schedule for 3:00pm on Wednesday. The surgeon instructed Bill not to get his scheduled Campath injection on Wednesday. We made a call to Dr. Castro to get instructions on changing the scheduled treatment. Dr. Castro told Bill to skip Wednesday and pick up again on Friday.

Wednesday Bill waited for 2:00pm to go to the hospital for the procedure. The OR called around 12:30pm asking if Bill could come in earlier, they had a major case cancel. I headed home to pick him up and bring him to the OR. It is really nice to work at the hospital. I know most of the people that are treating Bill including the surgeon. My friend Sharon from High School and College also works in the OR and was scheduled to be in the room during Bill’s case. Unfortunately due to the time they were to start, it was past Sharon’s time to leave for the day. Sharon came out to see us as we waited for Bill to go in. Sharon keeps up with the blog, so she was expecting Bill to show up for the implant. The procedure took about an hour. A BARD Power Port was implanted in Bill’s left side of his chest just above the breast. See diagram below.