I went to Kadlec Medical Center to have a port installed in my chest. This is basically a little bubble that the oncologist will use to inject the chemotherapy into my body.
After a nice three-hour wait at the hospital, I was drugged up and had the port installed. Dr. Saravanan Kasthuri performed the procedure.
I came home about 2:00 PM, and went to sleep for a bit. I woke up at 3:30 PM, feeling some pain in my neck and shoulder. Vicodin took care of that, though.
After discussing with Dana, as well as my parents, we thought it would be wise if I “banked” some sperm, as a potential long-term side effect of chemotherapy is infertility. So I placed a call over to Pacific Northwest Fertility Facility in Seattle to arrange to store some of the little guys.
The process is actually a three-day event, spread over a five-day period. I made arrangements to be in Seattle the week of April 30 to get this process rolling.
I called Dr. Sierra’s office and rescheduled the start of my chemotherapy for Wednesday May 9.
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3 comments:
DP, thanks for sharing this with all of us. You are in our thoughts everyday.
I heard what dad said about banking your sperm...I have to say, I had the same thought :)
What a fabulous way to get the word out.
I think you will be glad to have a back up. Besides, who couldn't use a little extra in the bank. :)
Hang in there!
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