(January 16, 2009) Jill had the PICC line placed at 7 am this morning. The procedure went smoothly. It was a lot easier than the line she had placed in the jugular vein for the collection of the stem cells early in December.
She was admitted to the Prentice Hospital at Northwestern where several large vials of blood were drawn. All of her blood work is given to her on a print out so she can monitor her counts from the day of admission through the 3 weeks of hospitalization.
She was given medication for the prevention of future lung infections that could occur during this time. It was administered through a machine like a nebulizer that made her cough. This took about one hour.
All her blood results so far are normal and the MRI of her heart showed no signs of Cardiomyopathy.
Jill will be hydrated through the IV and the chemotherapy will start tomorrow.
Love
Doreen
Friday, January 16, 2009
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