He starts Wednesday Aug 12th. He'll be given a pic line (a durable portal for all the fluids going in, so no need for multiple "sticks") and his chemo Melfalen.
He waits through Thursday and then on Friday gets his frozen and "washed" stem cells returned to him. By the weekend the chemo should start impacting his GI tract.
The next 10 days or so may be varying degrees of unpleasant to miserable. Hopefully 2 to 3 weeks in after he's able to eat and drink and walk (not simultaneously!) they'll consider letting him go home.
So there's the overview. I'll update the blog as the transplant unfolds. We're psyched; we're intimidated; but mostly we're ready to stop waiting and start what's next.
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