Second Stem Cell Treatment
February 24th, 2009
2-24-09
Last night Joey didn’t go to bed until about 3:00 a.m. He was very emotional and nervous about the second stem cell treatment and not at all looking forward to all of the pain he had experienced before. He wanted to stay up as late as possible so that maybe he could sleep through some of the pain if any. He is not required to attend PT, OT or TCM (traditional chinese massage) on the day of the stem cell treatments so he go up around 9:30 a.m. We had a horrible hamburger for lunch but the french fries were ok. Joey started drinking alot of water (suggested by the doctors to help minimize the pain) and then at 2:05 p.m. they came and took him to the operating room. He was back in about 15 minutes (2:25 p.m.) and said that this time the injection hurt. During the first stem cell treatment, it took 2 hours after the treatment for him to start feeling pain, so I began watching the clock…..
It was 4:30 and he started feeling pain in his thighs and knees. It continued to get worse. All of his doctors came in to check on him and told us the same thing as the first time…..”If you can bear the pain, it is best to do so. If you absolutely cannot stand the pain, we will give you pain medication but if you choose to take pain medication, it will surprise the stem cells and may not be as effective”. Well, Joey has decided not to take the pain medication and I am very proud of him. He has been very brave throught this whole ordeal. It is 7:30 p.m. and he is sleeping right now. I will try to get him to eat when he wakes up.
Our new coordinator/translator, Diana is very sweet. She came by to visit with us this afternoon before the SCT (stem cell treatment). I think Joey and I are really going to enjoy her company. She will go with me tomorrow to WalMart and to the bank.
If Joey is feeling better by the weekend, we have plans to go to the Beijing Zoo and to the Forbidden City. Diana has arranged for a van driver to take us anywhere we want to go for the whole day. I will take lots of pictures.
Next SCT is scheduled for next Tuesday, March 3rd. More later.
Dana
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4 Comments Add your own
1. Darla | February 24th, 2009 at 9:14 pm
Joey and Dana hang in there!!! Focus on the weekend. I think it will do you both good to get out. Cant wait to hear all about it. People all around the world are keeping up with you (the lady from Denmark)!! Sounds like you have been so brave Joey. We are all so proud of you. We love you both,
Darla
2. Bridgett | February 25th, 2009 at 2:59 am
Hey Dana! tell Joey that I miss him and am thinking of him
He is a tough cookie and pretty strong willed, so I am positive he is going to do well..
I hope the best results will come out of this for Joey..he deserves it!
One of the things I love about Joey is he never lets his disability get in the way of anything he wants to do!
Tell him I love him!!
xoxoxo to both of you guys!!
take care and be strong!
3. anne beard | February 25th, 2009 at 4:52 am
Hi Guys Everything is rolling along here, we miss you and love you both, take care of each other,it all going to be ok Love Anne
4. patty & scott hodde | February 25th, 2009 at 8:18 am
i am anxious for the days after the treatment and all are praying for this one not to be as painful…i am so proud of him for not taking the meds….he is very special and so are you…youre a great mom…always have been…love and miss you guys so much…love from burton
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