Yesterday at 7:30 am we got a call from the hospital saying they had a bed and the blood for the transfusion. So we packed up and got admitted about 9, checked in and got up to the floor about 9:30. We then find out that there is NO blood ready. They misplaced the sample from the day before, so they had to draw more blood. They then tried all day to do the type and cross match for the transfusion. They finally had to get the Pathology doctor involved. About 6:30 they came in and told me that they had a match for 3 units of blood, and it turns out it was the same type that they used last time. They then had to pre-med me, and they finally got the blood going about 8pm. 3 units take about 9 hours. Because it is not an exact match they have to watch the transfusion very carefully, taking my vitals every 15 min, so you can imagine what my night was like.
So I got done about 5:30, but then they had to draw more blood for the CBC, but then of course the computers were down, so 2 hours later we got the blood drawn and I got to go home. So it was about a 23 hour day.
Came home and took a nap. Feeling better than I have, still tired, but I think that is from lack of sleep more than anything.
Tomorrow I go for my first round of the Fludura, cyclophosphamide, Rituxan cocktail, not sure how long that will take, but am scheduled to go at 9am.
All for now
Terry
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