TRANSPLANT DAY!!! - Day Seventeen

The day has finally arrived!!

Landen didn't feel great this morning. He was really nauseous and threw up a couple of times. The morning passed very quickly and at around 12:30 they gave Landen his pre-meds, Tylenol and Benadryl. After that, the family gathered around Landen and had a special time of prayer. Right after we were done, the cells arrived and then the team came in to get things started. I think there was so much going on so quickly that it made Landen nervous. He look worried and he was really quiet. :-(

He was so nervous that his blood pressure was running high. They decided to go ahead and start the infusion and just keep an eye on his blood pressure. They started the transplant around 1:15. As soon as it started Landen started breaking out in hives on his face. They slowed the infusion down and gave him some medicine. His blood pressure started running higher so they treated it with medicine. Landen started getting really drowsy. With the outbreak of hives and the high blood pressure they asked the family to step out. At this point I was really scared and worried. I was praying the whole time and just watching. It felt like an eternity but it was only a few minutes and things started to calm down. The hives disappeared. It took a while for the blood pressure to start coming down but it eventually did a good while after the transplant was done. The transplant was done around 1:45, so it took about 30 minutes. The BMT team which included five people stayed during the transplant and then the doctor and the nurse stayed for an hour and a half after it was done to monitor him. After the transplant got started good he rested the whole time and for the rest of the afternoon.

We are so thankful everything went well and as expected! We're really glad it's over too!! Landen perked up a little bit but never was 100% the rest of the day. He got a little nauseous at times but he didn't get sick again. He had the dressing on his Hickman line changed again today and thankfully it went really well!

This is a very special day for Landen! It's his second birthday and a day we can celebrate every year now! We are so thankful for the donor and them being willing to give Landen a second chance at life. We are so grateful for the medical team and the knowledge they've been given to do the transplant. Most importantly we thank God for giving Landen to us and for bringing the ultimate healing! Without God none of this would be possible, so we give Him all glory, praise, and honor!!