Thymogloblin

June 16-19, 2008:

Day 4, 5, 6 and 7 all thymo treatments went well and they were pleased I made it through all 7 treatments. (to the left is my thymo tech)

June 15, 2008:

Day 3:Thymo treatments going so well they discharged me from the hospital and I continued my thymogloblin treatments outpatient.

June 14, 2008:

Day 2:Thymogloblin treatments going well. No side effects.

(Left: me getting thymo in the hospital)

June 13, 2008: I started the thymogloblin treatments. They told me the side effects would be brutal. They said I would feel like I had the worse flu in the whole wide world. On this day... no side effects. YEA

June 12, 2008:
We waited all day in OP surgery for my port placement. Dr. McGiffin had a open heart surgery that took longer than he thought. But I finally got it in. However, they had a hard time finding the right vein in my chest where the port would be placed. Dr. M decided to hook the port to a vein in my neck. Now there is a plastic catheter "on the inside" that runs over my collar bone and connects to the port in my chest. Needless to say it is uncomfortable.

I was then admitted to the Lung transplant ICU to start my thymogloblin treatments.

June 11, 2008:
Go to UAB for lung transplant clinic for check up before they begin the port placement and thymogloblin. Everything went well.