Uneventful drive Tuesday. Set the cruise control on 84 and flowed along with traffic. Drove 95, 528, Turnpike, 75, 475, 75, 24 to Nashville.

Started bright and early Tuesday (5/5/20) morning at 7am. Went to Pulmonary first for a Pulmonary Function breathing and O2 and CO2 test. Then back to BMT where they took more vials of blood than I could count. Peed in the bottle. Then had a pleasant bone marrow biopsy, LOL LOL. Then an EKG, then a chest X-ray, then a MUGA scan. Got back to the hotel room sooner than I expected.

Wednesday started bright and early at 7am with a PET scan. Then up to the BMT clinic for vitals, a good talk with my Nurse Practitioner (NP) Case Manager, then an in-depth talk with the NP and my Transplant Doctor; why I need a Transplant, the good things, and the Bad things, etc. All went well. All of my tests were good, except that they had not got back the results of the PET scan, and the bone marrow would take a little longer because they were doing a very deep dive into the genetics of my marrow. And, , , , my White Count was up to 2.2 from 1.8!!! I will be inpatient at the VA Medical Center during the Transplant process (about 3 weeks) but for a period of time after the transplant, my immune system will be rated as "0.00%"!!!!!

After the discussions with the NP and Doctor, I asked what was next for Thursday. They were happy to report that I was done for now and that I could go home Thursday and not wait until Friday as originaly scheduled!! YAY!!.

IF, all is OKAY, the BMT department will start the donor process. From there it will be 6 to 8 weeks before I go back to Nashville for the Really Big Show!! But, it could be a longer wait if they find that my bone marrow can "wait". They are very hesitant to put me through the "wringer" if not immediately needed due to the threats of that little "COVID" thingy.

The drive home was, again, uneventful. Drove 24, 75, 475, 75, 10, 275, 95. Set the cruise on 85 and kept up with traffic all the way home. We had more than a few idiots pass us like we were sitting still!! Speed on Brother, Hell aint half full. It was a 10.5 hour drive each way.

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Edited: 05/08/2020 at 04:12 PM by dingpatch