Looking Good

Take a look at my knight on "catheter out and port in" day.  Really looking good!  Each day he continues to feel better.  The morning of the procedure, he was certainly ready to get rid of the catheter line.  Procedure took about 2 hours and left him tired and sore in the chest area.  Over the weekend, I've been watching the new port and incisions "like a hawk".  Infection can easily set in and we want to move quickly if we see any signs of it.  Watching for any discoloration/redness/fever.  Checking temp almost every hour the day of the procedure, then a little less frequently Sat and Sun.  So far, so good.

On Nick's last blood draw day at Moffitt, we did receive great news with regard to blood.  The latest:  WBC 4.32, Hgb 9.0, and Platelets 116.  Although we're still waiting for the results of the bone marrow biopsy, the latest blood results reveal that Nick's stem cells are generating 100% of the new donor blood cells.  Now, we hope to see the same INSIDE the bone marrow.  That will be revealed in the bone marrow biopsy results.  We should receive them on Wednesday when we meet with Dr. Perez.

Saturday, Nick has an awesome visit with his fraternity brother from Cornell, Tim Hawes (aka "Hawes-a-matic").  He and his lovely wife, Sharon stopped by on their way to the Gasparilla Half Marathon in Tampa.  I cannot begin to tell you how happy Nick was to see Tim.  They were Sigma Pi fraternity brothers and when they get together, its as if no time has passed at all.  We feel very blessed to have friends like these.  Thank you, Tim and Sharon...you absolutely made Nick's day!  My apologies for neglecting to take a photo during the Saturday visit.  I think I'm growing weary and confused being away from home base this long.  Please accept this latest pic from the Bucs game last October.  I can tell you that Nick was MORE than happy to include a picture WITH HAIR!

Left to right;  Jon Vojnovic, Joe Ruocco (Cornell/Sigma Pi), Nick Vojnovic, and Tim Hawes!