12 hours at MD Anderson and we got what we needed done. It was a long long day for us but thankfully, Dad was able to get what he needed done.
This morning, we started:
- with a biopsy (done for research as part of the trial).
- Then he got a feeding tube.
- Then he had a PIC put in.
- Then an xray to make sure the PIC was correct.
- Then we had to go and they had to test the feeding tube with water to make sure all was flowing correct.
Dad got knocked out twice, changed clothes several times and was not allowed to eat the entire time. He also had to get poked for an IV (again – he just had one yesterday as well). We went to 2 different buildings – which is several minutes (even by cart) away. To say the least, dad was poked etc a lot. To say the least, we are tried and ready to rest for a while. Dad has the green light to start the trial on Monday! Monday will be 8 hours of chemo (not including wait time and driving time).