February 2, 2009
John was admitted to the hospital this morning. He is in room 605. We have an east view of Omaha, and it was fun looking for places that are familiar to us. The Furniture Mart is right on the corner, and John pointed out a place where he used to play gigs.
The nurse set John up to receive hydration through his catheter. This took 4 hours. Then they delivered the bag of chemo which was administered the same way. Must be some powerful stuff; The nurse had to wear a special gown just for this procedure!
Everyone wears masks and gloves, and John has a special air filter machine to keep germs at bay. (The masks remind me of the neighbor in the old show-Home Improvement. You never saw his full face!) Visitors who have not had the flu shot will also need to wear a mask and gloves.
Dr. Tarantolo visited us and drew a diagram on the white board in our room. It showed us how patients typically feel on a daily basis when going through this procedure. We figure John’s horrible days will fall on Saturday- Tuesday. That is when he will need extra doses of positive energy! Your thoughts and prayers are exactly what will be needed most! Thanks, friends and family!:)
We have enjoyed all the comments you have posted! Thank you!
Hi John and Tobi,
ReplyDeleteSounds like you are settling into their routine and things are going well.
A little humor for you right now, picture this, the ladies in my office and Dr. Lee have formed a team to join N-lighten Nebraska. For the last week I have been using one of those work out balls for my chair. Not only hoping it will help me develope muscle and reduce weight but maybe help my back and neck pain. It is a big blue ball so I get a lot of funny looks at work. Rose has one but has not brought it to work yet. My legs are so tight. My thighs have grown. So now you can call me thunder thighs. I am going to stick with it to see if it works.
I will be thinking about you everyday,
love Tamera
All our best to you and your family. We're thinking about you all the time. Let Julie or I know if we can do anything to help, and keep us posted on when it would be appropriate or possible to visit John in the hospital or at home.
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ReplyDeleteMy thoughts and prayers are with you. I hope your recovery is swift; your students need you.
Josh Swartzlander
Johnny,
ReplyDeleteGot your email, will try to call you one of these days.
Stay frosty,
Mikael
Ok guys, how's day 2? Or is it really day 1? On the counting of the days, I still think they are off a day, shouldn't day 1 be yesterday? Oh well, the blessing of science and medicine has it figured out way better than me, so I'll go with them. Amazing, Isn't it? The break down of cells, and the new cell growth all on scheduled days? The precision still amazes me! I hope you are harassing the nurses appropriately, they need to have a little change in the routine patient. Tobi, are you sleeping in the room? Prayer Warriors are on it for you and your family ~Cindi
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