Because of the shooting up at the UofU on Monday, we ended up stuck in lockdown at Huntsman. After finishing dialysis a bit after 10:00, they moved him back up to ICU for the night so that he could be on the ventilator, ironically to the same exact room we had left on Saturday. They had at one point told us they might be able to let us leave, but it would be at our own risk and I wasn't sure how I would even go about getting my car out of valet and we had to be back the next morning. It was scary enough to be there hearing the helicopter overhead searching and the news showing what was going on not very far away. Both rooms faced out towards the hillside where the shooter was suspected to be, so it was a terrifying night, but at least we felt safer inside.
The next morning they released him from his stay and was then checked in as an outpatient at Interventional Radiology. They did the bone marrow biopsy in his sternum, and were able to get several samples. Last time they wanted 10cc's, and Chris thinks this time they got about 40. He was mostly awake for the procedure, but the doctor doing it was one of the best in the country and did so without too much pain. Dr Sborov doesn't want him to be in pain, so encouraged him to make sure to stay on top of taking his meds. They did it in a room with just ultrasound, and from the ultrasound they realized that there is a mass on his sternum which they took samples of. It's likely what has been causing the numbness in his chest, that showed up back in May.
This morning there was enough preliminary results back that Dr Sborov felt more confident in doing chemo, so this afternoon he got the start of his second round. He was able to work it out for him to do it at Huntsman here in Daybreak, which is hopefully where he'll do it most frequently.
A phone call from Dr Sborov. He said that the lab techs are working super hard, but we probably won't get results back until next week. We are lucky that the preliminary results came back as quick as they did. He warned us that there is a possibility that the samples from his sternu
m might not be able to give the results we hoped but we won't know until next week. We think perhaps the mass in front might have compromised the samples. He's working on getting a full body MRI to find out more information about the mass, and hopefully can also check up on his brain tumor and carotid cavernous fistula.
Tomorrow he has to be at Huntsman at 7 AM for dialysis and then his other dose of chemo but for tonight he's dozing comfortably in his new chair. My sweet Grandpa offered to contribute whatever we needed to get a chair that would fit his needs, and potentially future needs. I ordered it the end of last week and it arrived today, and it's perfect. A good friend helped us put it together and he's all relaxed for the night. A very sincere and tear filled thank-you to my Grandpa for making this miracle happen. Thank-you also to those who sent contributions before my Grandpa's offer. He used them to order a cane to help him get around easier and we know there will be more needs that come up in the near future.
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