Deb’s Days
Friday, October 28th, 2005Well we are back to the hospital routine now. I finished packing things for Zack Wednesday morning and headed into Philly. The room he has right now is twice the size of his last one and that is nice! Plus it is a room with a view. Last time we looked out over a roof and other buildings of the hospital. Not real interesting. This time we can see downtown Philly and even trees. Much better. He may end up moving back to the other side depending on if they need more beds since this room is a double. Because Zack may have had a certain bacteria last time (the reason people have to gown up to see him) he can not have a roommate. We will enjoy the view and space while he has it.
He did opt into a study program so that means he gets that drug 12 hours before his chemo. They wanted to start that at 9:00 am but it did not get up here until noon. That makes his schedule then that drug at 12:00 pm and then chemo from 12:00 am to 3:00 am. He will have chemo for 5 nights and then back to the waiting game to find out if the leukemia is gone.
Right now he is feeling fine. The effects of the chemo do not set in until about 7 days after they are done. He is trying to eat and exercise as much as he can before the chemo knocks him down. We have been catching up with the staff here and settling in.