"There's never one sunrise the same or one sunset the same." - Carlos Santana
Today was more of the same as yesterday only without the fever. This was day 2 of 5 successive days of treatment with Campath as part of the conditioning regime preparing Elise's body for transplant of the donors stem cells on 20 June 2014 - a week from tomorrow.
After waking us up at 5:30am to draw blood and collect her vitals neither of us could really get back to sleep. So we got up and around. The day nurse came on shift and got the ball rolling about an hour earlier than yesterday. She premedicated Elise and then after about 30 minutes started the Campath drip that takes about 2 hours. They ramp up the Campath dose each day so they'd warned me that she might respond more strongly the 2nd day before starting to taper off. So I expected a fever like yesterday.
I was pleasantly surprised when no fever or other side effect happened. Elise was drowsy from the benedryl premed, but that was it. No headache, nausea, etc.
By 1300 she was up and around. She went to recreation therapy for some arts and crafts at 1330 and then for an hour of math tutoring at 1430. Elise likes to draw and they have an art therapist who comes around occasionally. She met with Elise today and Elise drew Poseidon's Trident. The therapist said the art is supposed to signify something, but I was kicked out of the room during the session so I don't know what it is.
So other than being in a hospital, today was a good day. They say the remaining 3 days of Campath should only be easier. Knock on wood, but I'll take more of the same.
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