Thursday, May 21, 2015

2nd Cord Blood Transfusion!

Our 2nd cord blood transfusion is complete!  Emily was calm as can be during the whole thing (except for the IV part of course).  It only took one try to get the IV started this time, instead of the four tries last time. (I think I'm still traumatized from that experience.) The transfusion itself only lasted about 15 minutes, but we were in the Day Hospital for 7 hours for wait time and to get IV fluids for a couple hours after the procedure.  We had an awesome musical therapist who came in to sing and play his guitar to create a soothing environment for Emily.  He played a beautiful song during the transfusion - I don't know what it's called but the words were "Beautiful Girl."  It was perfect for our girl.  :)

D. Kurtzburg said we have enough stem cells left for one more transfusion and a little more left over.  We can decide either to use it all for the 3rd transfusion or to save it for any treatment they might find in the future that doesn't exist yet.  We are leaning towards saving it, at Dr. Kurtzburg's recommendation, but will decide for sure when we do the next transfusion since the amount of cells they infuse depends on her body weight.

Our 3rd and final transfusion is scheduled for July 21st, when Emily will be 17 weeks old.


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