Pre-Transplant Schedule

Just got this schedule from Lana and Joe for the pre-transplant testing.

It is going to be grueling to be sure....(please remember Lana & Joe live 90 miles away from the hospital itself so their days begin around 4 am). Also, many of these appointments take place in different buildings, sometimes on opposite sides of the MD Anderson campus. There are "shuttles" available in some sections but others Joe is literally pushing Lana in a wheelchair for a good mile to get from place to place. Quite a workout.

9/18/09 -
9am........Fast Track Lab Collection
11am.......Dr. "C" appointment

9/23/09 -
8am........Dental appointment
9am........ITT Pre-Procedure Assessment
9:45am...Blood/Speciment Collection
11am.......Echocardiogram
1pm.........Bone Marrow ASP/BX W/PreMed

9/24/09 -
7:10am.....Check In/Prep for CT Exam
7:40am....CT Scan, Head/Neck Area
9:15am.....Chest, PA & LAT
10am........Recipt HT/WT Storage Consent
10:30am...Dr. "C" appointment
11:30am...Business Center Follow-Up (the money people)
12:30pm...EKG - Resting
1:00pm.....Complete Pulmonary Function
2:00pm....Dr. "Co" appointment

9/25/09 -
8am..........Transplant Coordinator Visit
10am........Social Work Visit
2:15pm.....Stem Cell Pre-Admission Class

9/29/09 -
10:30am...Blood/Specimen Collection
11am.........Recipt HT/WT Storage Consent
11:30am...Dr. "C" appointment

9/30/09 -
8:30am....Subclavian Catheter Insertion (ouchie)

10/1/09 -
Scheduled Admission (more details to come)

10/7/09 -
Transplant