Timeline/Dates
The dates listed below are of appointments, tests and treatments:
June 20, 2012: Problems Breathing, Not Asthma – Chest X-ray – Abnormalities
June 21, 2012: News of probable lymphoma – CT Scan of Chest and Neck
June 27, 2012: Left Jugular Lymph Nodules Removed from Lymph Node via Biopsy – Possible Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Initial Report.
June 28, 2012: 99% Positive Hodgkin’s Lymphoma – Discharged From Hospital
July 3, 2012: Pathology Diagnosis: Nodular Sclerosis Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
July 5, 2012: Stitches Taken out From Biopsy
July 6, 2012: Meeting With Oncologist, Dr. Laura Brinz
July 8, 2012: PET Scan and Pulmonary Diagnostics Test
July 9, 2012: Bone Marrow Biopsy from Right Hip, Was Supposed To Be Both Originally
July 12, 2012: General Surgeon Meeting for Port Pre-Op., Pre-Op at Surgery Center, Echocardiogram, Follow Up Dr. Jacob
July 13, 2012: PAC Port Procedure by Dr. Norman.
July 17, 2012: Follow Up Appointment Dr. Yager
July 18, 2012: Meeting with Oncologist #2, Dr. Robert Veith
July 20, 2012: Bone Marrow Biopsy from Left Hip – Test Port
July 23, 2012: Chemo Day #1 ~~ 11 More To Go~~Cycle 1
July 26, 2012: Follow Up Appointment Dr. Jacob
July 30, 2012: Meeting with Radiologist Oncologist, Dr. Paul Page
August 2, 2012: Blood Work
August 6, 2012: Chemo Day #2~~ 10 More To Go~~Cycle 1
August 16, 2012: Follow Up Appointment with Dr. Jacob, Blood Work
August 20, 2012: Chemo Day #3~~9 More To Go~~Cycle 2
August 23, 2012: Follow Up Appointment with Dr. Veith
August 30, 2012: Blood Work
September 4, 2012: Chemo Day #4~~8 More To Go~~Cycle 2
September 11, 2012: Follow Up Appointment with Dr. Yager
September 13,.2012: Follow Up Appointment with Dr. Jacob, Blood Work
September 17, 2012: Chemo Day #5~~7 More To Go~~Cycle 3
September 18, 2012: PetScan to check the chemo treatment effectiveness!
September 25, 2012: Meeting with Radiologist Oncologist, Dr. Paul Page – Pet Scan Results!
September 27, 2012: Blood Work
October 1, 2012: Chemo Day #6~~6 More To Go~~Cycle 3
October 10, 2012: Meeting with my Rheumatologist. He always noticed abnormal blood work, could never figure it out.
October 11, 2012: Meeting with Dr. Jacob. He likes what he sees!, Blood Work
October 15, 2012: Chemo Day #7~~5 More To Go~~Cycle 4
October 18, 2012: Follow up with Dr. Veith. He also likes what he sees, much change and improvement made.
October 29, 2012: Chemo Day #8~~4 More To Go~~Cycle 4 – Possibly My Last Chemo, If My Pet Scan Results come back under 2’s next week! Then Radiation…
November 4, 2012: Pet Scan
November 8, 2012: Blood Work, Appointment With Dr. Page & Dr. Jacob
November 12, 2012: Chemo Day #9~~3 More To Go~~ Cycle 5
November 21, 2012: Appointment with Dr. Jacob
November 22, 2012: Blood Work
November 26, 2012: Chemo Day #10~~2 More To Go ~~ Cycle 5
December 6, 2012: Blood Work
December 10, 2012: Chemo Day #11~~ 1 More To Go ~~ Cycle 6
December 19, 2012: Appointment with Dr. Jacob
December 20, 2012: Blood Work
December 24, 2012: Chemo Day #12 Last Infusion of Cycle 6, 12 Infusions of Chemo #1 Complete
January 3, 2013: Last Follow Up Blood work for Chemo #1 ABVD
January 9, 2013: Pet Scan
January 10, 2013: Appointment with Dr. Page & Dr. Jacob
January 11, 2013: MRI for Preop for Biopsy #2
January 14, 2013: Appointment with Dr. Jacob – Preop – Biopsy #2
January 15, 2013: Biopsy #2 Surgery – Dr. Jacob Performing
January 15 2013: – January 16, 2013: Hospital Stay
January 17, 2013: Appointment with Dr. Jacob & Dr. Veith.
January 21, 2013: Hearing Test
January 22, 2013: Appointment with Dr. Jacob
January 23, 2013: Appointment with Dr. Yager
February 4, 2013: Appointment With Dr. Veith.
February 6, 2013: Appointment with Dr. Jacob – Another Hearing Test
February 7, 2013: Appointment With Dr. Safah
February 7, 2013 – February 13, 2013: Hospital Stay – Neutropenic, Fever 103.5
February 20, 2013: EKG, Ecocardiogram
February 21, 2013: Pulmonary Test
February 22 2013 – February 25, 2013: Hospital Stay – Chemo #2 Cycle 2
February 24, 2013: Tunneled Catheter Placement
March 4, 2013: Blood Work to Check Stem Cell Levels In Blood Stream for Possible Harvesting. Error in Blood Draw Resulted in Hospital Stay.
March 4, 2013 – March 11, 2013: Hospital Stay
March 7, 2013: Stem Cells Harvested
March 8, 2013: Stem Cells Harvested
March 9, 2013: Stem Cells Harvested
March 11, 2013: Tunneled Catheter Removed.
March15, 2013: Chemo #3 Cycle 1
March 25, 2013: Follow up with Dr. Yager for Sugar Levels
March 28, 2013: Labwork @ Tulane
April 3, 2013: Follow Up with Dr. Biundo
April 5, 2013: Chemo #3 Cycle 2
April 26, 2013: Chemo #3 Cycle 3
May 8, 2013: PET Scan.
May 9, 2013: Dr. Safah Appointment to find out the results of the PET Scan. Good news, no more neck detections, and 2 dying small area in my chest!
May 9, 2013: Eye Doctor appointment so I can get started on some meds to clear up this infection.
May 10, 2013: Appointment with Dr. Jacob, to get my sinus infection taken care of. Steroid and Antibiotics shot, Antibiotic Pill for 2 weeks, and steroid inhaler to clear me up.
May 13, 2013: Follow up appointment with the eye doctor. He clears me and doesn’t see why I shouldn’t have the stem cell transplant.
May 16, 2013: Follow up appointment with Dr. Jacob. All my symptoms are gone except fro the stuffy/pressure ear feeling. I have a hearing test done, no problems.
May 23, 2013: I make an additional appointment with Dr. Jacob because I feel like I am getting sick again. He says that I have a yeast infection that was caused by the antibiotics for the sinus infection.
May 28, 2013: Stem Cell Transplant Admit Date (Revised), however, I am congested, so they push the date off to this weekend.
May 31, 2013: Stem Cell Transplant Admit Date #2 (Revised), calender scheduling conflict at hospital, only so many beds in the Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, also used for oncology infusions at times as well.
June 1, 2013: Stem Cell Transplant Admit Date #3
June 22, 2013: Discharged from the hospital, finally get the IVs taken out of me and go home.
June 24, 2013: Follow up at Tulane.
June 27, 2013: Blood test and infusion of low chemistry items.
July 1, 2013: Blood test and infusion of low chemistry items.
July 2, 2013: Dr. Safah follow up.
July 3, 2013: Dr. Yager visit follow up.
July 8, 2013: Blood test and infusion of low chemistry items.
July 15, 2013: Blood test and infusion of low chemistry items.
July 18, 2013: Dr. Safah follow up.
July 25. 2013: A blood clot forms from the PIC Line in my left arm, an ultrasound is done of my arm, and the PIC removed and Lovenox shots started.
August 1, 2013: Follow up visit with Dr. Safah, looking good, monitoring clot…
August 5, 2013: Blood test and infusion of low chemistry items.
August 12, 2013: Blood test and infusion of low chemistry items.
August 16, 2013: Dr. Leissinger, Blood Clot Specialist, first meeting.
August 20, 2013: Blood test and infusion of low chemistry items. Ultrasound done to check status of clot in left arm.
September 4, 2013: Lovenox Blood Level Test
September 18, 2013: PET/CT Scan #6
September 19, 2013: Dr. Safah follow up, still small activity in chest and neck, Radiation treatment time…
September 30, 2013: Dr. Page follow up and treatment plans.
October 1, 2013: Dr. Page Treatment imaging, CT Scan, Tatoo markings for Radiation Treatment.
October 14, 2013 – November 13: Radiation Treatment, Monday through Fridays every day…
October 15, 2013: Dr. Page follow up.
October 17, 2013: Dr Lessinger foolow up.
October 22, 2013: Dr. Page follow up.
October 27, 2013: Dr. Page follow up.
November 5, 2013: Dr. Page follow up.
November 13, 2013: Dr. Page follow up. Radiation Treatment Complete
December 4, 2013: Dr. Safah follow up.
December 6, 2013: 4 Year Wedding Anniversary, Port Removal
December 16, 2013: Dr. Page follow up.
January 7, 2014: Dr. Safah follow up.
February 17, 2014: Shingles bumps started.
February 22, 2014: Peak of Shingles pain.
February 25, 2014: Dr. Safah visit for Shingles.
February 26, 2014: Ultrasound for status of clot in left arm.
February 27, 2014: Eye Doctor visit post Transplant.
February 27, 2014: Back pain prob from Shingles favoring from pain.
February 28, 2014: Pulmonary Function Test.
March 5, 2014: Knee pain prob from favoring one side of body from back pain.
March 10, 2014: Dr. Bopp visit, follow up on skin from Radiation treatments. Mole on thumb removed too dark in color.
March 12, 2014: CT/PET Scan #7.
March 13, 2014: Dr. Safah follow up visit. New spots in abdomen found, probably from shingles uptake, validity of scan called into question because of shingles.
March 18, 2014: Dr. Page follow up visit.
March 20, 2014: Dr. Lessinger follow up visit. Stop taking Lovenox.
March 20, 2014: Immunizations
March 24, 2014: Dr. Bopp follow up visit.
April 3, 2014: Immunizations.
April 15, 2014: Dr. Yager follow up.
April 17, 2014: Dr. Safah follow up.