The Schedule

This may fall into the category of Too Much Information, but here it is:

1/4 -1/11 Four Neupogen injections daily (per Ellen)

Monday, 1/7
9AM Labs
10PM home health care nurse comes to apartment to give Jimmy injection of AMD3100

Tuesday 1/8
7:30AM Hemepheresis (stem cell collection) begins at hospital. This takes four to six hours.
10PM AMD3100 injection at apartment

Wednesday, 1/9
7:30AM Hemepheresis
10PM AMD3100

Thursday, 1/10
7:30AM Hemepheresis
10PM AMD3100

Friday, 1/11 Hemepherisis, if necessary

**Labs and physical exam after last day of apheresis

Saturday, 1/12 10AM IV Kepivance ( reduces severity and duration of oral mucositis)

Sunday, 1/13 10AM IV Kepivance

Monday, 1/14
8AM Labs
9AM Biopsy
10AM Kepivance

Tuesday, 1/15
Admit to hospital 7E
IV MELPHALAN (Chemo)

Wednesday, 1/16
IV MELPHALAN (Chemo)

Thursday, 1/17
Velcade (Chemo)

Friday, 1/18
RETURN OF STEM CELLS to Jimmy
Kepivance
Biopsy

Saturday, 1/19
Kepivance

Sunday, 1/20
Kepivance

Depending on how Jimmy does with everything, we will be isolated on the transplant floor 7E for about 30 days. I will be staying in the room with him 24 hours a day.

When they feel he's ready, we will be able to return to the apartment, and continue testing and treatment on an outpatient basis. This will be for about another seven weeks, and stringent protocols will continue to be observed.

Then we get to go home and have a normal life and live happily ever after.