Monday, May 02, 2005
Jacob had his Cyber Knife set up today. The device itself was very science fiction-esque, but the technician was friendly and efficient , and the whole thing seemed oddly normal.
He formed a foam cushion under the back of Jacob's head, and a light thermoplastic mask over his face. Jacob said it felt much more secure and positive than the one from radiation.
While we there we happened to see a radiograph from one of the clinics celebrity patients:
Afterward, they took a very high accuracy CT that they'll use to plan the treatment. Start to finish the whole thing took less than two hours.
The actual procedure is scheduled for 2:00 pm on Wednesday. The hardest part was trying to get a hold of the Neurosurgeon, Dr. Huhn and make sure he was available to consult. Jacob got tired of listening to me leave phone messages trying to explain the situation to receptionists, and he insisted that we go over to Dr. Huhn's office and get things cleared up in person, which we did. Now there is a life lesson that will be valuable.
Tomorrow we have our bone marrow transplant consult, and he has a ton of pre-transplant tests: EKG, a bizzillion blood test, chest xray, echo cardiogram, sinus films and pentamadine inhalation therapy.
It's really happening.
He formed a foam cushion under the back of Jacob's head, and a light thermoplastic mask over his face. Jacob said it felt much more secure and positive than the one from radiation.
While we there we happened to see a radiograph from one of the clinics celebrity patients:
Afterward, they took a very high accuracy CT that they'll use to plan the treatment. Start to finish the whole thing took less than two hours.
The actual procedure is scheduled for 2:00 pm on Wednesday. The hardest part was trying to get a hold of the Neurosurgeon, Dr. Huhn and make sure he was available to consult. Jacob got tired of listening to me leave phone messages trying to explain the situation to receptionists, and he insisted that we go over to Dr. Huhn's office and get things cleared up in person, which we did. Now there is a life lesson that will be valuable.
Tomorrow we have our bone marrow transplant consult, and he has a ton of pre-transplant tests: EKG, a bizzillion blood test, chest xray, echo cardiogram, sinus films and pentamadine inhalation therapy.
It's really happening.
# posted by Ann @ 4:31 PM 
