In my defense, I was expecting Asian Chicken Wings which we had a week earlier -- a nice wing in a spicy dry rub: terribly yummy and low in sodium. But Big Ten Restaurant had different ideas - yesterday they were cooking Oriental Wings in a gooey, salty sauce. In further defense, I eat like a bird, so I couldn't have consumed that much sodium, could I? Today, I am sticking to my hospital meal plan and trying to use my imagination that it is slightly tasty.
So today things started happening.
- I'm having a bone marrow biopsy tomorrow morning to eliminate any question about the health of my bone marrow and ease the transplant team's concern about low platelets. I've told them give me all the happy drugs they can. I'm tired of being tough. The docs say it should be a breeze and it comes no where near as bad as some of the 'meaner' things I've had done to me.
- Tomorrow morning, I will get all the essential labs drawn for the transplant evaluation.
- We met one of the transplant surgeons this evening and I have his vote as a good candidate for transplant. He spent about an hour with Joe and I explaining the surgery, some of the risks, likely outcomes for stays in ICU and hospital length stays. We also talked about the Lung In A Box and how often they use it in transplants. According to Dr. L., they look for every and any excuse to use it because it gives them data and is better than organs on ice. The only time they really can't come up with an excuse to use it is if the lungs are so local, it would not make sense to use.
- The Card2 team stopped and said that they have some tricks up their sleeve to remove the fluid quickly if it turns out to be stubborn. They refuse to send me home to fight the fluid war at home. It's a long involved process involving a stay in the ICU, I'll save the description for the time being.
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